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DR-1624-TX affected Potter County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-1624-TX
Declared
Jan 11, 2006
DR
Public assistance
$144K
Project obligations
Registrations
13
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$119K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$25K
Total PA obligated$144K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$69K
Renter-approved dollars$37K
Intake IHP dollars$213K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations13
About this declaration

What DR-1624-TX means

DR-1624-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Potter County, Texas, with an incident window starting Nov 27, 2005 through May 14, 2006. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as fire.

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 Potter County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.