SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1895-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-1895-MA

Declared

Mar 29, 2010

Public assistance

$2.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

3,664

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M

Roads and Bridges$678K

Utilities$281K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$236K

Debris Removal$149K

Buildings and Equipment$131K

Water Control Facilities$10K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$4K

Total PA obligated$2.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$5.0M

Renter-approved dollars$159K

Intake IHP dollars$10.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$10.3M

Tracked registrations3,664

About this declaration

What DR-1895-MA means

DR-1895-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Essex County, Massachusetts, with an incident window starting Mar 12, 2010 through Apr 26, 2010. 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.