SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1573-IN affected Owen 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

Public assistance

$172K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$132K

Emergency Protective Measures$17K

Buildings and Equipment$9K

Debris Removal$7K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K

Utilities$784

Total PA obligated$172K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$205K

Renter-approved dollars$88K

Intake IHP dollars$585K

Validated phase 2 dollars$585K

Tracked registrations93

About this declaration

What DR-1573-IN means

DR-1573-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Owen 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 Owen County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.