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Disaster detail

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE

DR-4039-NJ affected Mercer 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-4039-NJ
Declared
Oct 14, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$873K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$490K
Section 324 Management Costs$133K
Buildings and Equipment$89K
Roads and Bridges$61K
Debris Removal$59K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$41K
Total PA obligated$873K

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-4039-NJ means

DR-4039-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Mercer County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Sep 28, 2011 through Oct 6, 2011. 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 Mercer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.