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DR-4480-NY affected Lewis County, New York. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Biological
DR-4480-NY
Declared
Mar 20, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$412K
Project obligations
Registrations
23
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$412K
Total PA obligated$412K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$17K
Renter-approved dollars$104K
Intake IHP dollars$242K
Validated phase 2 dollars$261K
Tracked registrations23
About this declaration

What DR-4480-NY means

DR-4480-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lewis County, New York, with an incident window starting Jan 20, 2020 through May 11, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as biological.

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