Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM

DR-1401-OK affected Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-1401-OK
Declared
Feb 1, 2002
DR
Public assistance
$169K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$137K
Debris Removal$25K
Emergency Protective Measures$7K
Total PA obligated$169K

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-1401-OK means

DR-1401-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting Jan 30, 2002 through Feb 11, 2002. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice 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 Alfalfa County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.