SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1610-NH affected Belknap County, New Hampshire. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1610-NH

Declared

Oct 26, 2005

Public assistance

$664K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$409K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$157K

Buildings and Equipment$56K

Emergency Protective Measures$28K

Debris Removal$12K

Utilities$2K

Water Control Facilities$898

Total PA obligated$664K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$40K

Renter-approved dollars$388

Intake IHP dollars$82K

Validated phase 2 dollars$82K

Tracked registrations42

About this declaration

What DR-1610-NH means

DR-1610-NH is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Belknap County, New Hampshire, with an incident window starting Oct 7, 2005 through Oct 18, 2005. 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 Belknap County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.