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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4268-MS affected Forrest County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4268-MS
Declared
Mar 25, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$734K
Project obligations
Registrations
235
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$476K
Emergency Protective Measures$102K
Utilities$74K
Roads and Bridges$66K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K
Total PA obligated$734K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$288K
Renter-approved dollars$84K
Intake IHP dollars$744K
Validated phase 2 dollars$744K
Tracked registrations235
About this declaration

What DR-4268-MS means

DR-4268-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Forrest County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Mar 9, 2016 through Mar 29, 2016. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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.