SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1857-NY affected Chautauqua 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-1857-NY

Declared

Sep 1, 2009

Public assistance

$3.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

447

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$1.3M

Roads and Bridges$1.3M

Debris Removal$408K

Emergency Protective Measures$356K

Utilities$21K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K

Water Control Facilities$7K

Total PA obligated$3.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.9M

Renter-approved dollars$85K

Intake IHP dollars$4.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.1M

Tracked registrations447

About this declaration

What DR-1857-NY means

DR-1857-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Chautauqua County, New York, with an incident window starting Aug 8, 2009 through Aug 10, 2009. 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 Chautauqua County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.