Disaster detail

HURRICANE RITA

DR-1606-TX affected Polk County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1606-TX

Declared

Sep 24, 2005

Public assistance

$43.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

11,463

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$20.3M

Debris Removal$11.2M

Water Control Facilities$7.9M

Emergency Protective Measures$4.2M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$75K

Buildings and Equipment$74K

Roads and Bridges$21K

Total PA obligated$43.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$7.8M

Renter-approved dollars$2.3M

Intake IHP dollars$20.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.3M

Tracked registrations11,463

About this declaration

What DR-1606-TX means

DR-1606-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Polk County, Texas, with an incident window starting Sep 23, 2005 through Oct 14, 2005. 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 Polk County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.