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DR-4029-TX affected Rusk County, Texas. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Fire
DR-4029-TX
Declared
Sep 9, 2011
DR
Public assistance
$223K
Project obligations
Registrations
8
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$176K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$47K
Total PA obligated$223K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$30K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$60K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations8
About this declaration

What DR-4029-TX means

DR-4029-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Rusk County, Texas, with an incident window starting Aug 30, 2011 through Dec 31, 2011. 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 Rusk County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.