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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4397-NY affected Schuyler County, New York. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4397-NY
Declared
Oct 1, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$451K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$264K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$103K
Debris Removal$34K
Emergency Protective Measures$29K
Utilities$21K
Total PA obligated$451K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4397-NY means

DR-4397-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Schuyler County, New York, with an incident window starting Aug 13, 2018 through Aug 15, 2018. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Schuyler County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.