FLOODING

DR-1998-IA affected Pottawattamie 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

$16.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

778

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$7.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$6.6M

Roads and Bridges$1.1M

Water Control Facilities$935K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$537K

Debris Removal$361K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$192K

Buildings and Equipment$41K

Total PA obligated$16.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.7M

Renter-approved dollars$119K

Intake IHP dollars$5.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$5.7M

Tracked registrations778

About this declaration

What DR-1998-IA means

DR-1998-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Pottawattamie 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 Pottawattamie County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.