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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4547-MI affected Arenac County, Michigan. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Dam/Levee Break
DR-4547-MI
Declared
Jul 9, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$622K
Project obligations
Registrations
272
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$456K
Emergency Protective Measures$161K
Management Costs$5K
Total PA obligated$622K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$768K
Renter-approved dollars$49K
Intake IHP dollars$1.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.6M
Tracked registrations272
About this declaration

What DR-4547-MI means

DR-4547-MI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Arenac County, Michigan, with an incident window starting May 16, 2020 through May 22, 2020. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as dam/levee break.

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 Arenac County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.