Disaster detail

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4086-NJ affected Burlington County, New Jersey. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4086-NJ
Declared
Oct 30, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$5.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,991
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$923K
Roads and Bridges$731K
Utilities$565K
Water Control Facilities$213K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$130K
Buildings and Equipment$103K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$39K
Total PA obligated$5.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$964K
Renter-approved dollars$146K
Intake IHP dollars$2.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.2M
Tracked registrations1,991
About this declaration

What DR-4086-NJ means

DR-4086-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Burlington County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Oct 26, 2012 through Nov 8, 2012. 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 Burlington County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.