SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-1649-PA affected Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1649-PA

Declared

Jun 30, 2006

Public assistance

$11.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,855

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$8.2M

Debris Removal$1.3M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.0M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$234K

Water Control Facilities$125K

Utilities$123K

Buildings and Equipment$108K

Total PA obligated$11.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.5M

Renter-approved dollars$94K

Intake IHP dollars$5.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$5.3M

Tracked registrations1,855

About this declaration

What DR-1649-PA means

DR-1649-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Jun 23, 2006 through Jul 10, 2006. 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 Luzerne County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.