SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1589-NY affected Delaware 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

$9.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

199

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$9.1M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$244K

Debris Removal$155K

Emergency Protective Measures$149K

Utilities$36K

Water Control Facilities$15K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Total PA obligated$9.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$287K

Renter-approved dollars$14K

Intake IHP dollars$603K

Validated phase 2 dollars$603K

Tracked registrations199

About this declaration

What DR-1589-NY means

DR-1589-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Delaware 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 Delaware County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.