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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Colbert 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
DR
Public assistance
$232K
Project obligations
Registrations
27
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$144K
Debris Removal$70K
Emergency Protective Measures$11K
Roads and Bridges$6K
Buildings and Equipment$935
Total PA obligated$232K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$20K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$39K
Validated phase 2 dollars$40K
Tracked registrations27
About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

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