SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING

DR-1694-NJ affected Union 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

Public assistance

$1.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,426

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$384K

Debris Removal$278K

Roads and Bridges$274K

Water Control Facilities$73K

Buildings and Equipment$65K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K

Utilities$2K

Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M

Renter-approved dollars$83K

Intake IHP dollars$2.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.9M

Tracked registrations1,426

About this declaration

What DR-1694-NJ means

DR-1694-NJ is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Union 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 Union County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.