HURRICANE IKE

DR-1791-TX affected Cherokee County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1791-TX

Declared

Sep 13, 2008

Public assistance

$1.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,146

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$950K

Utilities$518K

Emergency Protective Measures$283K

Water Control Facilities$19K

Buildings and Equipment$9K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$615K

Renter-approved dollars$55K

Intake IHP dollars$1.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,146

About this declaration

What DR-1791-TX means

DR-1791-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cherokee County, Texas, with an incident window starting Sep 7, 2008 through Oct 2, 2008. 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 Cherokee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.