SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1589-NY affected Cortland 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-1589-NY

Declared

Apr 19, 2005

Public assistance

$2.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

413

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.2M

Buildings and Equipment$676K

Debris Removal$152K

Emergency Protective Measures$140K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$58K

Utilities$4K

Total PA obligated$2.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$495K

Renter-approved dollars$25K

Intake IHP dollars$1.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.0M

Tracked registrations413

About this declaration

What DR-1589-NY means

DR-1589-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cortland County, New York, with an incident window starting Apr 2, 2005 through Apr 4, 2005. 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 Cortland County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.