SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1857-NY affected Erie 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

$9.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

394

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$7.3M

Buildings and Equipment$741K

Emergency Protective Measures$504K

Utilities$445K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$441K

Debris Removal$191K

Water Control Facilities$8K

Total PA obligated$9.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$828K

Renter-approved dollars$43K

Intake IHP dollars$1.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.7M

Tracked registrations394

About this declaration

What DR-1857-NY means

DR-1857-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Erie 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 Erie County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.