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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4273-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
Flood
DR-4273-WV
Declared
Jun 25, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$2.2M
Project obligations
Registrations
396
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.0M
Debris Removal$449K
Utilities$368K
Emergency Protective Measures$221K
Roads and Bridges$87K
Total PA obligated$2.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.1M
Renter-approved dollars$36K
Intake IHP dollars$2.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.2M
Tracked registrations396
About this declaration

What DR-4273-WV means

DR-4273-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Fayette County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jun 22, 2016 through Jun 29, 2016. 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 Fayette County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.