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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4217-KY affected Jefferson County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4217-KY
Declared
May 1, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$753K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,236
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$386K
Buildings and Equipment$188K
Roads and Bridges$150K
Emergency Protective Measures$29K
Total PA obligated$753K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M
Renter-approved dollars$889K
Intake IHP dollars$4.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.8M
Tracked registrations1,236
About this declaration

What DR-4217-KY means

DR-4217-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jefferson County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Apr 2, 2015 through Apr 17, 2015. 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 Jefferson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.