Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4081-MS affected Adams County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4081-MS
Declared
Aug 29, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$113K
Project obligations
Registrations
463
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$88K
Emergency Protective Measures$23K
Roads and Bridges$2K
Total PA obligated$113K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$205K
Renter-approved dollars$43K
Intake IHP dollars$496K
Validated phase 2 dollars$496K
Tracked registrations463
About this declaration

What DR-4081-MS means

DR-4081-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Adams County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Aug 26, 2012 through Sep 11, 2012. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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