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Disaster detail

SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM

DR-4689-SD affected Bennett County, South Dakota. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Winter Storm
DR-4689-SD
Declared
Feb 27, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$205K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$162K
Emergency Protective Measures$35K
Management Costs$7K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$341
Total PA obligated$205K

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-4689-SD means

DR-4689-SD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bennett County, South Dakota, with an incident window starting Dec 12, 2022 through Dec 25, 2022. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as winter 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 Bennett County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.