Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISAAC

DR-4081-MS affected Pearl River 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
$900K
Project obligations
Registrations
2,362
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$400K
Debris Removal$262K
Emergency Protective Measures$144K
Utilities$81K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$7K
Buildings and Equipment$7K
Total PA obligated$900K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.5M
Renter-approved dollars$324K
Intake IHP dollars$5.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$5.6M
Tracked registrations2,362
About this declaration

What DR-4081-MS means

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