HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Butler 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

$767K

Project obligations

Registrations

2,481

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$471K

Emergency Protective Measures$112K

Roads and Bridges$103K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$48K

Utilities$24K

Buildings and Equipment$10K

Total PA obligated$767K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.6M

Renter-approved dollars$426K

Intake IHP dollars$6.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$6.5M

Tracked registrations2,481

About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

DR-1549-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Butler 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 Butler County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.