SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4547-MI affected Saginaw 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

Public assistance

$1.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,740

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$825K

Debris Removal$123K

Emergency Protective Measures$112K

Buildings and Equipment$38K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K

Management Costs$5K

Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.7M

Renter-approved dollars$671K

Intake IHP dollars$10.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$10.7M

Tracked registrations1,740

About this declaration

What DR-4547-MI means

DR-4547-MI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Saginaw 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 Saginaw County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.