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SEVERE STORMS AND INLAND AND COASTAL FLOODING

DR-1692-NY affected Orange 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-1692-NY
Declared
Apr 24, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$2.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
553
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.9M
Emergency Protective Measures$275K
Utilities$242K
Water Control Facilities$126K
Debris Removal$90K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$62K
Buildings and Equipment$40K
Total PA obligated$2.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$456K
Renter-approved dollars$29K
Intake IHP dollars$970K
Validated phase 2 dollars$970K
Tracked registrations553
About this declaration

What DR-1692-NY means

DR-1692-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orange County, New York, with an incident window starting Apr 14, 2007 through Apr 18, 2007. 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 Orange County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.