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Disaster detail

HURRICANE OPHELIA

DR-1608-NC affected Brunswick County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1608-NC
Declared
Oct 7, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$774K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$501K
Debris Removal$214K
Roads and Bridges$41K
Buildings and Equipment$15K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Total PA obligated$774K

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-1608-NC means

DR-1608-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Brunswick County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 11, 2005 through Sep 17, 2005. 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 Brunswick County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.