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Disaster detail

SEVERE WIND STORM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL DEPRESSION IKE

DR-1802-KY affected Kenton County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1802-KY
Declared
Oct 9, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$544K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$290K
Emergency Protective Measures$157K
Buildings and Equipment$75K
Utilities$11K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$5K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K
Roads and Bridges$1K
Total PA obligated$544K

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-1802-KY means

DR-1802-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kenton County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Sep 12, 2008 through Sep 14, 2008. 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 Kenton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.