TROPICAL STORM IRENE

DR-4028-MA affected Berkshire County, Massachusetts. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4028-MA

Declared

Sep 3, 2011

Public assistance

$8.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

731

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$8.5M

Emergency Protective Measures$219K

Water Control Facilities$79K

Utilities$32K

Debris Removal$27K

Buildings and Equipment$12K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K

Total PA obligated$8.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.4M

Renter-approved dollars$92K

Intake IHP dollars$8.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$8.9M

Tracked registrations731

About this declaration

What DR-4028-MA means

DR-4028-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Berkshire County, Massachusetts, with an incident window starting Aug 27, 2011 through Aug 29, 2011. 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 Berkshire County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.