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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IKE

DR-1791-TX affected Sabine 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
$153K
Project obligations
Registrations
411
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$78K
Utilities$23K
Roads and Bridges$23K
Buildings and Equipment$19K
Debris Removal$10K
Total PA obligated$153K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$120K
Renter-approved dollars$4K
Intake IHP dollars$249K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations411
About this declaration

What DR-1791-TX means

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