SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

DR-4279-MD affected Howard County, Maryland. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4279-MD

Declared

Sep 16, 2016

Public assistance

$6.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$3.2M

Utilities$960K

Debris Removal$676K

Roads and Bridges$669K

Water Control Facilities$337K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$327K

Buildings and Equipment$270K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$38K

Total PA obligated$6.5M

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-4279-MD means

DR-4279-MD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Howard County, Maryland, with an incident window starting Jul 30, 2016 through Jul 31, 2016. 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 Howard County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.