Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM DEBBY

DR-4815-PA affected Wayne 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
DR
Public assistance
$1.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$858K
Water Control Facilities$60K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$36K
Debris Removal$28K
Buildings and Equipment$24K
Emergency Protective Measures$19K
Management Costs$6K
Total PA obligated$1.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4815-PA means

DR-4815-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wayne 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 Wayne County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.