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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4020-NY affected Queens 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
DR
Public assistance
$958K
Project obligations
Registrations
2,358
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$895K
Buildings and Equipment$61K
Debris Removal$1K
Total PA obligated$958K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.1M
Renter-approved dollars$671K
Intake IHP dollars$7.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$7.5M
Tracked registrations2,358
About this declaration

What DR-4020-NY means

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