HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4020-NY affected Saratoga 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

Public assistance

$1.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

431

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$732K

Debris Removal$322K

Emergency Protective Measures$187K

Water Control Facilities$163K

Utilities$123K

Buildings and Equipment$44K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$32K

Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.0M

Renter-approved dollars$116K

Intake IHP dollars$2.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.3M

Tracked registrations431

About this declaration

What DR-4020-NY means

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