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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected DeKalb 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
$283K
Project obligations
Registrations
42
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$128K
Roads and Bridges$103K
Emergency Protective Measures$28K
Debris Removal$23K
Buildings and Equipment$1K
Total PA obligated$283K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$25K
Renter-approved dollars$349
Intake IHP dollars$51K
Validated phase 2 dollars$51K
Tracked registrations42
About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

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