SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1897-NJ affected Ocean 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

$1.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

790

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$354K

Emergency Protective Measures$281K

Debris Removal$278K

Roads and Bridges$67K

Buildings and Equipment$64K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$14K

Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$880K

Renter-approved dollars$63K

Intake IHP dollars$1.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.1M

Tracked registrations790

About this declaration

What DR-1897-NJ means

DR-1897-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ocean 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 Ocean County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.