Disaster detail

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4086-NJ affected Salem County, New Jersey. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4086-NJ
Declared
Oct 30, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$615K
Project obligations
Registrations
390
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$271K
Roads and Bridges$264K
Debris Removal$37K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$22K
Utilities$20K
Total PA obligated$615K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$634K
Renter-approved dollars$569K
Intake IHP dollars$2.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.4M
Tracked registrations390
About this declaration

What DR-4086-NJ means

DR-4086-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Salem County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Oct 26, 2012 through Nov 8, 2012. 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 Salem County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.