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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1996-MT affected Cascade County, Montana. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1996-MT
Declared
Jun 17, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$1.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
116
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.1M
Utilities$65K
Emergency Protective Measures$14K
Debris Removal$10K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$917
Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$208K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$415K
Validated phase 2 dollars$415K
Tracked registrations116
About this declaration

What DR-1996-MT means

DR-1996-MT is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cascade County, Montana, with an incident window starting Apr 4, 2011 through Jul 22, 2011. 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 Cascade County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.