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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1564-NY affected Orleans 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-1564-NY
Declared
Oct 1, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$329K
Project obligations
Registrations
40
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$233K
Emergency Protective Measures$48K
Buildings and Equipment$27K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13K
Debris Removal$8K
Total PA obligated$329K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$24K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$49K
Validated phase 2 dollars$49K
Tracked registrations40
About this declaration

What DR-1564-NY means

DR-1564-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orleans County, New York, with an incident window starting Aug 13, 2004 through Sep 16, 2004. 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 Orleans County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.