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HURRICANE IKE

DR-1791-TX affected Gregg 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
DR
Public assistance
$450K
Project obligations
Registrations
270
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$230K
Emergency Protective Measures$171K
Utilities$25K
Buildings and Equipment$18K
Roads and Bridges$4K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K
Total PA obligated$450K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$131K
Renter-approved dollars$16K
Intake IHP dollars$296K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations270
About this declaration

What DR-1791-TX means

DR-1791-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Gregg 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 Gregg County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.