HURRICANE SANDY

DR-4089-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-4089-RI

Declared

Nov 3, 2012

Public assistance

$1.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$411K

Buildings and Equipment$380K

Emergency Protective Measures$180K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$148K

Roads and Bridges$51K

Utilities$13K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K

Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$70K

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$139K

Validated phase 2 dollars$139K

Tracked registrations82

About this declaration

What DR-4089-RI means

DR-4089-RI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Newport 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 Newport County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.