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SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1573-IN affected Knox County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1573-IN
Declared
Jan 21, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$424K
Project obligations
Registrations
75
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$238K
Utilities$81K
Emergency Protective Measures$66K
Water Control Facilities$16K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$15K
Debris Removal$7K
Total PA obligated$424K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$240K
Renter-approved dollars$75K
Intake IHP dollars$630K
Validated phase 2 dollars$630K
Tracked registrations75
About this declaration

What DR-1573-IN means

DR-1573-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Knox County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Jan 1, 2005 through Feb 11, 2005. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Knox County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.