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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1520-IN affected Orange County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1520-IN
Declared
Jun 3, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$168K
Project obligations
Registrations
129
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$98K
Debris Removal$39K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13K
Emergency Protective Measures$10K
Utilities$7K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$168K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$204K
Renter-approved dollars$54K
Intake IHP dollars$516K
Validated phase 2 dollars$516K
Tracked registrations129
About this declaration

What DR-1520-IN means

DR-1520-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orange County, Indiana, with an incident window starting May 25, 2004 through Jun 25, 2004. 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 Orange County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.