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SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING

DR-1692-NY affected Albany County, New York. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1692-NY
Declared
Apr 24, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$18.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
301
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Section 324 Management Costs$10.8M
Roads and Bridges$4.2M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.7M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.3M
Buildings and Equipment$349K
Utilities$280K
Water Control Facilities$94K
Debris Removal$84K
Total PA obligated$18.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$390K
Renter-approved dollars$2K
Intake IHP dollars$785K
Validated phase 2 dollars$785K
Tracked registrations301
About this declaration

What DR-1692-NY means

DR-1692-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Albany County, New York, with an incident window starting Apr 14, 2007 through Apr 18, 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 Albany County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.