SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4720-VT affected Orange County, Vermont. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-4720-VT

Declared

Jul 14, 2023

Public assistance

$14.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

432

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$12.3M

Buildings and Equipment$789K

Management Costs$348K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$275K

Emergency Protective Measures$241K

Debris Removal$86K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$4K

Total PA obligated$14.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.9M

Renter-approved dollars$99K

Intake IHP dollars$4.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.1M

Tracked registrations432

About this declaration

What DR-4720-VT means

DR-4720-VT is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Orange County, Vermont, with an incident window starting Jul 7, 2023 through Jul 21, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Orange County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.