Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4081-MS affected Hinds 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
$1.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
349
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.1M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$192K
Water Control Facilities$168K
Debris Removal$166K
Utilities$35K
Buildings and Equipment$7K
Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$146K
Renter-approved dollars$55K
Intake IHP dollars$403K
Validated phase 2 dollars$403K
Tracked registrations349
About this declaration

What DR-4081-MS means

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