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SEVERE, STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4595-KY affected Powell 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
$855K
Project obligations
Registrations
100
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$473K
Roads and Bridges$236K
Utilities$58K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$42K
Management Costs$30K
Emergency Protective Measures$16K
Total PA obligated$855K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$229K
Renter-approved dollars$17K
Intake IHP dollars$494K
Validated phase 2 dollars$494K
Tracked registrations100
About this declaration

What DR-4595-KY means

DR-4595-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Powell 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 Powell County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.