HURRICANE RITA

DR-1606-TX affected Trinity 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

$156K

Project obligations

Registrations

2,426

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$76K

Debris Removal$66K

Utilities$8K

Buildings and Equipment$6K

Total PA obligated$156K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.2M

Renter-approved dollars$267K

Intake IHP dollars$3.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$777K

Tracked registrations2,426

About this declaration

What DR-1606-TX means

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