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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4081-MS affected Jones 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
$81K
Project obligations
Registrations
115
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$38K
Emergency Protective Measures$33K
Debris Removal$10K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$792
Total PA obligated$81K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$90K
Renter-approved dollars$7K
Intake IHP dollars$194K
Validated phase 2 dollars$194K
Tracked registrations115
About this declaration

What DR-4081-MS means

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