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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-1733-OR affected Polk County, Oregon. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1733-OR
Declared
Dec 8, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$538K
Project obligations
Registrations
112
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$442K
Emergency Protective Measures$42K
Debris Removal$24K
Utilities$18K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Total PA obligated$538K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$223K
Renter-approved dollars$7K
Intake IHP dollars$461K
Validated phase 2 dollars$461K
Tracked registrations112
About this declaration

What DR-1733-OR means

DR-1733-OR is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Polk County, Oregon, with an incident window starting Dec 1, 2007 through Dec 17, 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 Polk County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.