SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1897-NJ affected Essex County, New Jersey. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1897-NJ

Declared

Apr 2, 2010

Public assistance

$1.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

323

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$621K

Debris Removal$331K

Buildings and Equipment$183K

Roads and Bridges$151K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$33K

Utilities$18K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$8K

Total PA obligated$1.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$293K

Renter-approved dollars$45K

Intake IHP dollars$674K

Validated phase 2 dollars$708K

Tracked registrations323

About this declaration

What DR-1897-NJ means

DR-1897-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Essex County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Mar 12, 2010 through Apr 15, 2010. 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 Essex County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.