HURRICANE IRENE

DR-4025-PA affected Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4025-PA

Declared

Sep 3, 2011

Public assistance

$1.3M

Project obligations

Registrations

358

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$506K

Debris Removal$216K

Emergency Protective Measures$212K

Utilities$208K

Roads and Bridges$185K

Buildings and Equipment$9K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Total PA obligated$1.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$430K

Renter-approved dollars$20K

Intake IHP dollars$899K

Validated phase 2 dollars$899K

Tracked registrations358

About this declaration

What DR-4025-PA means

DR-4025-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Aug 26, 2011 through Aug 30, 2011. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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.