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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1705-IA affected Ida County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1705-IA
Declared
May 25, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$190K
Project obligations
Registrations
120
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$75K
Roads and Bridges$54K
Utilities$36K
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$8K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Debris Removal$3K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$820
Total PA obligated$190K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$118K
Renter-approved dollars$915
Intake IHP dollars$238K
Validated phase 2 dollars$238K
Tracked registrations120
About this declaration

What DR-1705-IA means

DR-1705-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ida County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 5, 2007 through May 7, 2007. 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 Ida County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.