HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4020-NY affected Herkimer 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

$339K

Project obligations

Registrations

281

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$295K

Emergency Protective Measures$22K

Debris Removal$13K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5K

Utilities$3K

Buildings and Equipment$445

Total PA obligated$339K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$434K

Renter-approved dollars$8K

Intake IHP dollars$884K

Validated phase 2 dollars$884K

Tracked registrations281

About this declaration

What DR-4020-NY means

DR-4020-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Herkimer 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 Herkimer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.