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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1795-IN affected Pike County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1795-IN
Declared
Sep 23, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$39K
Project obligations
Registrations
19
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$35K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Emergency Protective Measures$2K
Buildings and Equipment$223
Total PA obligated$39K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$25K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$50K
Validated phase 2 dollars$50K
Tracked registrations19
About this declaration

What DR-1795-IN means

DR-1795-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pike County, Indiana, with an incident window starting Sep 12, 2008 through Oct 6, 2008. 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 Pike County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.