SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1642-MA affected Essex County, Massachusetts. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1642-MA

Declared

May 25, 2006

Public assistance

$14.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

7,196

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$4.5M

Buildings and Equipment$3.5M

Roads and Bridges$3.1M

Water Control Facilities$1.2M

Utilities$1.0M

Debris Removal$545K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$459K

Total PA obligated$14.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$11.3M

Renter-approved dollars$663K

Intake IHP dollars$24.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$24.0M

Tracked registrations7,196

About this declaration

What DR-1642-MA means

DR-1642-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Essex County, Massachusetts, with an incident window starting May 12, 2006 through May 23, 2006. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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