HURRICANE IKE

DR-1791-TX affected Harris 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

$481.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

378,364

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$243.3M

Buildings and Equipment$113.4M

Emergency Protective Measures$94.8M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$18.8M

Utilities$9.7M

Roads and Bridges$1.1M

Water Control Facilities$403K

Total PA obligated$481.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$80.8M

Renter-approved dollars$70.5M

Intake IHP dollars$303.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations378,364

About this declaration

What DR-1791-TX means

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