Disaster detail

HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4019-NC affected Wayne 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
$1.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
421
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$629K
Utilities$323K
Emergency Protective Measures$71K
Buildings and Equipment$41K
Roads and Bridges$12K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K
Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$120K
Renter-approved dollars$31K
Intake IHP dollars$302K
Validated phase 2 dollars$311K
Tracked registrations421
About this declaration

What DR-4019-NC means

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