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Disaster detail

HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4089-RI affected Bristol County, Rhode Island. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4089-RI
Declared
Nov 3, 2012
DR
Public assistance
$374K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$191K
Emergency Protective Measures$115K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$52K
Buildings and Equipment$15K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$815
Total PA obligated$374K

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-4089-RI means

DR-4089-RI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bristol County, Rhode Island, with an incident window starting Oct 26, 2012 through Oct 31, 2012. 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 Bristol County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.