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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1642-MA affected Suffolk 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
DR
Public assistance
$680K
Project obligations
Registrations
619
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$272K
Roads and Bridges$212K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$99K
Debris Removal$71K
Buildings and Equipment$26K
Total PA obligated$680K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$984K
Renter-approved dollars$101K
Intake IHP dollars$2.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.2M
Tracked registrations619
About this declaration

What DR-1642-MA means

DR-1642-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Suffolk 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 Suffolk County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.