REMNANTS OF HURRICANE IDA

DR-4618-PA affected Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4618-PA

Declared

Sep 10, 2021

Public assistance

$6.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

54,732

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$2.5M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.2M

Buildings and Equipment$838K

Emergency Protective Measures$753K

Debris Removal$735K

Management Costs$290K

Total PA obligated$6.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$48.6M

Renter-approved dollars$42.8M

Intake IHP dollars$182.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$182.9M

Tracked registrations54,732

About this declaration

What DR-4618-PA means

DR-4618-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Aug 31, 2021 through Sep 5, 2021. 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 Philadelphia County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.