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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1614-MA affected Worcester County, Massachusetts. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1614-MA
Declared
Nov 10, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$1.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$487K
Emergency Protective Measures$417K
Utilities$225K
Debris Removal$74K
Buildings and Equipment$56K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K
Water Control Facilities$1K
Total PA obligated$1.3M

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-1614-MA means

DR-1614-MA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Worcester County, Massachusetts, with an incident window starting Oct 7, 2005 through Oct 16, 2005. 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 Worcester County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.