SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1589-NY affected Rensselaer 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-1589-NY

Declared

Apr 19, 2005

Public assistance

$531K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$466K

Utilities$50K

Debris Removal$6K

Water Control Facilities$5K

Emergency Protective Measures$2K

Buildings and Equipment$1K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$943

Total PA obligated$531K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$10K

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$19K

Validated phase 2 dollars$19K

Tracked registrations17

About this declaration

What DR-1589-NY means

DR-1589-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Rensselaer County, New York, with an incident window starting Apr 2, 2005 through Apr 4, 2005. 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 Rensselaer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.