Disaster detail

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4091-MD affected Harford County, Maryland. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4091-MD
Declared
Nov 20, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$1.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$576K
Emergency Protective Measures$567K
Buildings and Equipment$89K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$21K
Roads and Bridges$16K
Utilities$8K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$4K
Total PA obligated$1.3M

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-4091-MD means

DR-4091-MD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Harford County, Maryland, with an incident window starting Oct 26, 2012 through Nov 4, 2012. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Harford County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.