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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1756-OK affected Latimer County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1756-OK
Declared
May 14, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$203K
Project obligations
Registrations
37
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$171K
Debris Removal$20K
Emergency Protective Measures$12K
Total PA obligated$203K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$212K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$451K
Validated phase 2 dollars$451K
Tracked registrations37
About this declaration

What DR-1756-OK means

DR-1756-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Latimer County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting May 10, 2008 through May 13, 2008. 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 Latimer County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.