SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1795-IN affected Porter 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

Public assistance

$1.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,351

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$458K

Debris Removal$447K

Emergency Protective Measures$286K

Utilities$259K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$247K

Water Control Facilities$55K

Buildings and Equipment$6K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$4K

Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.0M

Renter-approved dollars$187K

Intake IHP dollars$4.5M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.5M

Tracked registrations1,351

About this declaration

What DR-1795-IN means

DR-1795-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Porter 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 Porter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.