Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM

DR-1812-NH affected Sullivan County, New Hampshire. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-1812-NH
Declared
Jan 2, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$478K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$298K
Debris Removal$85K
Roads and Bridges$76K
Buildings and Equipment$18K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$968
Total PA obligated$478K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1812-NH means

DR-1812-NH is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sullivan County, New Hampshire, with an incident window starting Dec 11, 2008 through Dec 23, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice 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 Sullivan County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.