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

DR-4402-WI affected Vernon 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

Public assistance

$5.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

422

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.3M

Buildings and Equipment$1.5M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$691K

Utilities$437K

Debris Removal$170K

Emergency Protective Measures$145K

Management Costs$130K

Water Control Facilities$33K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$18K

Total PA obligated$5.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M

Renter-approved dollars$100K

Intake IHP dollars$3.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.6M

Tracked registrations422

About this declaration

What DR-4402-WI means

DR-4402-WI is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Vernon 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 Vernon County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.