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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1563-NJ affected Hunterdon 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-1563-NJ
Declared
Oct 1, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$178K
Project obligations
Registrations
128
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$94K
Roads and Bridges$40K
Debris Removal$29K
Buildings and Equipment$13K
Utilities$1K
Total PA obligated$178K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$288K
Renter-approved dollars$62K
Intake IHP dollars$700K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations128
About this declaration

What DR-1563-NJ means

DR-1563-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hunterdon County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2004 through Oct 1, 2004. 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 Hunterdon County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.