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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING

DR-1701-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-1701-MA
Declared
May 16, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$1.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$687K
Emergency Protective Measures$521K
Debris Removal$240K
Roads and Bridges$65K
Utilities$26K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$1.5M

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-1701-MA means

DR-1701-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Essex County, Massachusetts, with an incident window starting Apr 15, 2007 through Apr 25, 2007. 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.