HURRICANE RITA

DR-1606-TX affected Shelby 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

$593K

Project obligations

Registrations

2,186

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$375K

Roads and Bridges$155K

Buildings and Equipment$40K

Debris Removal$21K

Utilities$2K

Total PA obligated$593K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$783K

Renter-approved dollars$199K

Intake IHP dollars$2.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$441K

Tracked registrations2,186

About this declaration

What DR-1606-TX means

DR-1606-TX is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Shelby 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 Shelby County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.