FLOODING

DR-1998-IA affected Mills County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-1998-IA

Declared

Jun 27, 2011

Public assistance

$1.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$913K

Roads and Bridges$194K

Water Control Facilities$113K

Debris Removal$97K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$33K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K

Total PA obligated$1.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$145K

Renter-approved dollars$11K

Intake IHP dollars$312K

Validated phase 2 dollars$312K

Tracked registrations89

About this declaration

What DR-1998-IA means

DR-1998-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mills County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 25, 2011 through Aug 1, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Mills County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.