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SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING

DR-1694-NJ affected Sussex 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-1694-NJ
Declared
Apr 26, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$360K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$138K
Emergency Protective Measures$100K
Utilities$90K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$25K
Debris Removal$7K
Buildings and Equipment$784
Total PA obligated$360K

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-1694-NJ means

DR-1694-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sussex County, New Jersey, with an incident window starting Apr 14, 2007 through Apr 20, 2007. 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 Sussex County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.