TROPICAL STORM DEBBY

DR-4815-PA affected Potter County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Tropical Storm

DR-4815-PA

Declared

Sep 11, 2024

Public assistance

$6.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

228

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$6.4M

Utilities$134K

Debris Removal$89K

Emergency Protective Measures$49K

Buildings and Equipment$27K

Management Costs$17K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K

Water Control Facilities$7K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K

Total PA obligated$6.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M

Renter-approved dollars$67K

Intake IHP dollars$3.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.2M

Tracked registrations228

About this declaration

What DR-4815-PA means

DR-4815-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Potter County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Aug 9, 2024 through Aug 10, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tropical 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 Potter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.