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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND FLOODING

DR-1813-MA affected Middlesex County, Massachusetts. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-1813-MA
Declared
Jan 5, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$4.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$2.2M
Debris Removal$1.8M
Utilities$319K
Roads and Bridges$90K
Section 324 Management Costs$59K
Buildings and Equipment$29K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$23K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K
Water Control Facilities$1K
Total PA obligated$4.6M

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-1813-MA means

DR-1813-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with an incident window starting Dec 11, 2008 through Dec 18, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice 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 Middlesex County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.