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TROPICAL STORM IRENE

DR-4027-RI affected Newport County, Rhode Island. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4027-RI
Declared
Sep 3, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$507K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$245K
Debris Removal$177K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$82K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$507K

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-4027-RI means

DR-4027-RI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Newport County, Rhode Island, with an incident window starting Aug 27, 2011 through Aug 29, 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 Newport County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.