HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4021-NJ affected Bergen County, New Jersey. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4021-NJ

Declared

Aug 31, 2011

Public assistance

$8.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

8,365

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$3.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.7M

Buildings and Equipment$916K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$783K

Utilities$647K

Roads and Bridges$343K

Water Control Facilities$200K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$54K

Total PA obligated$8.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$15.7M

Renter-approved dollars$3.3M

Intake IHP dollars$37.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$38.9M

Tracked registrations8,365

About this declaration

What DR-4021-NJ means

DR-4021-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bergen County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Aug 27, 2011 through Sep 5, 2011. 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 Bergen County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.