SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS

DR-4071-WV affected Fayette County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4071-WV

Declared

Jul 23, 2012

Public assistance

$528K

Project obligations

Registrations

840

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$356K

Debris Removal$118K

Buildings and Equipment$41K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K

Utilities$3K

Roads and Bridges$3K

Total PA obligated$528K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$430K

Renter-approved dollars$28K

Intake IHP dollars$917K

Validated phase 2 dollars$917K

Tracked registrations840

About this declaration

What DR-4071-WV means

DR-4071-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Fayette County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 29, 2012 through Jul 8, 2012. 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 Fayette County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.