SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1897-NJ affected Somerset 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

$1.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

611

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$695K

Emergency Protective Measures$627K

Roads and Bridges$182K

Water Control Facilities$131K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$93K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$65K

Utilities$60K

Buildings and Equipment$51K

Total PA obligated$1.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$642K

Renter-approved dollars$259K

Intake IHP dollars$1.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M

Tracked registrations611

About this declaration

What DR-1897-NJ means

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