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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM

DR-4212-RI affected Providence County, Rhode Island. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4212-RI
Declared
Apr 3, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$6.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$6.0M
Section 324 Management Costs$151K
Buildings and Equipment$63K
Roads and Bridges$47K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$33K
Total PA obligated$6.3M

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-4212-RI means

DR-4212-RI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Providence County, Rhode Island, with an incident window starting Jan 26, 2015 through Jan 28, 2015. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe 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 Providence County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.