HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Bullock County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1549-AL

Declared

Sep 15, 2004

Public assistance

$296K

Project obligations

Registrations

1,539

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$237K

Emergency Protective Measures$30K

Debris Removal$14K

Roads and Bridges$12K

Buildings and Equipment$2K

Total PA obligated$296K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M

Renter-approved dollars$444K

Intake IHP dollars$3.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.0M

Tracked registrations1,539

About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

DR-1549-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bullock County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Sep 13, 2004 through Sep 30, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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