Disaster detail

HURRICANE SALLY

DR-4563-AL affected Escambia County, Alabama. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4563-AL
Declared
Sep 20, 2020
DR
Public assistance
$5.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
2,744
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.4M
Utilities$1.1M
Roads and Bridges$1.1M
Buildings and Equipment$908K
Emergency Protective Measures$292K
Management Costs$109K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$63K
Total PA obligated$5.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.9M
Renter-approved dollars$753K
Intake IHP dollars$7.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$7.4M
Tracked registrations2,744
About this declaration

What DR-4563-AL means

DR-4563-AL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Escambia County, Alabama, with an incident window starting Sep 14, 2020 through Sep 16, 2020. 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 Escambia County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.