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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4081-MS affected Forrest 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
$148K
Project obligations
Registrations
471
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$88K
Debris Removal$38K
Utilities$14K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Roads and Bridges$2K
Total PA obligated$148K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$343K
Renter-approved dollars$66K
Intake IHP dollars$816K
Validated phase 2 dollars$816K
Tracked registrations471
About this declaration

What DR-4081-MS means

DR-4081-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Forrest 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 Forrest County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.