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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4019-NC affected Columbus 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
$81K
Project obligations
Registrations
960
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$40K
Emergency Protective Measures$33K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Utilities$3K
Total PA obligated$81K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$139K
Renter-approved dollars$57K
Intake IHP dollars$391K
Validated phase 2 dollars$429K
Tracked registrations960
About this declaration

What DR-4019-NC means

DR-4019-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Columbus 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 Columbus County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.