HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4021-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

Hurricane

DR-4021-NJ

Declared

Aug 31, 2011

Public assistance

$2.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,130

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$1.0M

Utilities$501K

Debris Removal$436K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$232K

Roads and Bridges$92K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$58K

Water Control Facilities$51K

Buildings and Equipment$47K

Total PA obligated$2.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.2M

Renter-approved dollars$113K

Intake IHP dollars$2.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.7M

Tracked registrations1,130

About this declaration

What DR-4021-NJ means

DR-4021-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ocean County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Aug 27, 2011 through Sep 5, 2011. 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 Ocean County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.