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Disaster detail

TROPICAL DEPRESSION ERNESTO, SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1661-VA affected Gloucester County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1661-VA
Declared
Sep 22, 2006
DR
Public assistance
$80K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$26K
Emergency Protective Measures$23K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$22K
Debris Removal$9K
Utilities$796
Total PA obligated$80K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1661-VA means

DR-1661-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Gloucester County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Aug 29, 2006 through Sep 7, 2006. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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