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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4459-WI affected Barron County, Wisconsin. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4459-WI
Declared
Aug 27, 2019
DR
Public assistance
$2.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.1M
Utilities$778K
Management Costs$77K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$36K
Emergency Protective Measures$33K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$21K
Roads and Bridges$13K
Buildings and Equipment$8K
Total PA obligated$2.1M

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-4459-WI means

DR-4459-WI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Barron County, Wisconsin, with an incident window starting Jul 18, 2019 through Jul 20, 2019. 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 Barron County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.