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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1749-MO affected St. Louis County, Missouri. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1749-MO
Declared
Mar 19, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$27K
Project obligations
Registrations
278
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$25K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$27K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$249K
Renter-approved dollars$86K
Intake IHP dollars$680K
Validated phase 2 dollars$680K
Tracked registrations278
About this declaration

What DR-1749-MO means

DR-1749-MO is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected St. Louis County, Missouri, with an incident window starting Mar 17, 2008 through May 9, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 St. Louis County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.