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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1573-IN affected Vigo 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
DR
Public assistance
$336K
Project obligations
Registrations
119
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$244K
Emergency Protective Measures$51K
Debris Removal$42K
Total PA obligated$336K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$222K
Renter-approved dollars$11K
Intake IHP dollars$467K
Validated phase 2 dollars$467K
Tracked registrations119
About this declaration

What DR-1573-IN means

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