HURRICANE IKE

DR-1791-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-1791-TX

Declared

Sep 13, 2008

Public assistance

$553K

Project obligations

Registrations

1,733

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$259K

Debris Removal$244K

Roads and Bridges$23K

Utilities$13K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$10K

Buildings and Equipment$5K

Total PA obligated$553K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$441K

Renter-approved dollars$58K

Intake IHP dollars$997K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,733

About this declaration

What DR-1791-TX means

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