Disaster detail

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4019-NC affected Carteret County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4019-NC
Declared
Aug 31, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$8.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,298
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5.7M
Debris Removal$1.4M
Utilities$796K
Emergency Protective Measures$403K
Buildings and Equipment$149K
Roads and Bridges$11K
Total PA obligated$8.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M
Renter-approved dollars$123K
Intake IHP dollars$2.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.6M
Tracked registrations1,298
About this declaration

What DR-4019-NC means

DR-4019-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carteret County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Aug 25, 2011 through Sep 1, 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 Carteret County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.