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Disaster detail

SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4595-KY affected Letcher County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4595-KY
Declared
Apr 23, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$337K
Project obligations
Registrations
24
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$320K
Debris Removal$14K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K
Total PA obligated$337K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$56K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$114K
Validated phase 2 dollars$114K
Tracked registrations24
About this declaration

What DR-4595-KY means

DR-4595-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Letcher County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Feb 27, 2021 through Mar 14, 2021. 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 Letcher County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.