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

DR-4402-WI affected Dane County, Wisconsin. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4402-WI
Declared
Oct 18, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$19.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,292
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$5.7M
Water Control Facilities$4.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$2.0M
Section 324 Management Costs$1.9M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.9M
Debris Removal$1.1M
Roads and Bridges$955K
Management Costs$814K
Utilities$307K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$66K
Total PA obligated$19.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.7M
Renter-approved dollars$169K
Intake IHP dollars$7.7M
Validated phase 2 dollars$7.7M
Tracked registrations1,292
About this declaration

What DR-4402-WI means

DR-4402-WI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Dane County, Wisconsin, with an incident window starting Aug 17, 2018 through Sep 14, 2018. 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 Dane County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.