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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1766-IN affected Rush County, Indiana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1766-IN
Declared
Jun 8, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$647K
Project obligations
Registrations
21
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$384K
Utilities$153K
Emergency Protective Measures$70K
Roads and Bridges$40K
Total PA obligated$647K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3K
Renter-approved dollars$29K
Intake IHP dollars$64K
Validated phase 2 dollars$64K
Tracked registrations21
About this declaration

What DR-1766-IN means

DR-1766-IN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Rush County, Indiana, with an incident window starting May 30, 2008 through Jun 27, 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 Rush County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.