SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1709-TX affected Burnet County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1709-TX

Declared

Jun 29, 2007

Public assistance

$2.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

566

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.4M

Utilities$626K

Debris Removal$225K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$191K

Emergency Protective Measures$143K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$36K

Buildings and Equipment$17K

Total PA obligated$2.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M

Renter-approved dollars$77K

Intake IHP dollars$2.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations566

About this declaration

What DR-1709-TX means

DR-1709-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Burnet County, Texas, with an incident window starting Jun 16, 2007 through Aug 3, 2007. 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 Burnet County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.