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DR-4517-WV affected Putnam County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Biological
DR-4517-WV
Declared
Apr 3, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$96K
Project obligations
Registrations
79
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$96K
Management Costs$679
Total PA obligated$96K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$27K
Renter-approved dollars$448K
Intake IHP dollars$949K
Validated phase 2 dollars$966K
Tracked registrations79
About this declaration

What DR-4517-WV means

DR-4517-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Putnam County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Jan 20, 2020 through May 11, 2023. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as biological.

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