Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM LEE

DR-4030-PA affected Berks County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4030-PA
Declared
Sep 12, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$1.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
563
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$996K
Roads and Bridges$246K
Emergency Protective Measures$240K
Buildings and Equipment$194K
Debris Removal$106K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$54K
Water Control Facilities$16K
Total PA obligated$1.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$728K
Renter-approved dollars$67K
Intake IHP dollars$1.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.6M
Tracked registrations563
About this declaration

What DR-4030-PA means

DR-4030-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Berks County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Sep 3, 2011 through Oct 15, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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