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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, LANDSLIDES, AND MUDSLIDES

DR-4273-WV affected Monroe 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
$3.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
94
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$3.7M
Debris Removal$78K
Emergency Protective Measures$70K
Buildings and Equipment$21K
Roads and Bridges$8K
Total PA obligated$3.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$144K
Renter-approved dollars$31K
Intake IHP dollars$351K
Validated phase 2 dollars$351K
Tracked registrations94
About this declaration

What DR-4273-WV means

DR-4273-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Monroe 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 Monroe County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.