HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4020-NY affected Columbia County, New York. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4020-NY

Declared

Aug 31, 2011

Public assistance

$1.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

280

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.4M

Utilities$147K

Emergency Protective Measures$121K

Debris Removal$95K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$50K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$395K

Renter-approved dollars$12K

Intake IHP dollars$815K

Validated phase 2 dollars$815K

Tracked registrations280

About this declaration

What DR-4020-NY means

DR-4020-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Columbia County, New York, with an incident window starting Aug 26, 2011 through Sep 5, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Columbia County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.