SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1658-TX affected El Paso County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1658-TX

Declared

Aug 15, 2006

Public assistance

$6.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

5,696

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$2.3M

Debris Removal$1.3M

Roads and Bridges$901K

Buildings and Equipment$862K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$579K

Water Control Facilities$422K

Utilities$176K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$8K

Total PA obligated$6.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.1M

Renter-approved dollars$470K

Intake IHP dollars$9.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations5,696

About this declaration

What DR-1658-TX means

DR-1658-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected El Paso County, Texas, with an incident window starting Jul 27, 2006 through Aug 25, 2006. 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 El Paso County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.