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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES

DR-1712-OK affected Ottawa County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1712-OK
Declared
Jul 7, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$2.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
840
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$741K
Buildings and Equipment$575K
Emergency Protective Measures$433K
Debris Removal$423K
Roads and Bridges$182K
Utilities$91K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K
Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.0M
Renter-approved dollars$792K
Intake IHP dollars$9.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$9.5M
Tracked registrations840
About this declaration

What DR-1712-OK means

DR-1712-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ottawa County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting Jun 10, 2007 through Jul 25, 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 Ottawa County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.