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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1720-OH affected Richland County, Ohio. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1720-OH
Declared
Aug 27, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$1.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,987
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$610K
Debris Removal$326K
Roads and Bridges$283K
Emergency Protective Measures$148K
Utilities$16K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$13K
Total PA obligated$1.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.0M
Renter-approved dollars$304K
Intake IHP dollars$4.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.7M
Tracked registrations1,987
About this declaration

What DR-1720-OH means

DR-1720-OH is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Richland County, Ohio, with an incident window starting Aug 20, 2007 through Aug 28, 2007. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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