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SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM

DR-1877-IA affected Buena Vista County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1877-IA
Declared
Feb 25, 2010
DR
Public assistance
$133K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$108K
Buildings and Equipment$12K
Roads and Bridges$8K
Debris Removal$3K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$992
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$423
Total PA obligated$133K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1877-IA means

DR-1877-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Buena Vista County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Dec 23, 2009 through Dec 27, 2009. 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 Buena Vista County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.