HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Geneva 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

$554K

Project obligations

Registrations

599

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$352K

Utilities$162K

Emergency Protective Measures$36K

Buildings and Equipment$2K

Roads and Bridges$1K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$935

Total PA obligated$554K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$467K

Renter-approved dollars$46K

Intake IHP dollars$1.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.1M

Tracked registrations599

About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

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