HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Clarke 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

$7.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

4,982

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$5.5M

Debris Removal$1.9M

Roads and Bridges$199K

Emergency Protective Measures$191K

Buildings and Equipment$75K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$8K

Total PA obligated$7.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.3M

Renter-approved dollars$656K

Intake IHP dollars$13.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$14.6M

Tracked registrations4,982

About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

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