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DR-1623-OK affected Stephens County, Oklahoma. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-1623-OK
Declared
Jan 10, 2006
DR
Public assistance
$207K
Project obligations
Registrations
129
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$135K
Debris Removal$48K
Buildings and Equipment$15K
Utilities$8K
Total PA obligated$207K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$400K
Renter-approved dollars$24K
Intake IHP dollars$848K
Validated phase 2 dollars$848K
Tracked registrations129
About this declaration

What DR-1623-OK means

DR-1623-OK is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Stephens County, Oklahoma, with an incident window starting Nov 27, 2005 through Mar 31, 2006. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as fire.

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