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HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Marshall 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
$262K
Project obligations
Registrations
48
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$126K
Debris Removal$98K
Emergency Protective Measures$33K
Buildings and Equipment$3K
Roads and Bridges$2K
Total PA obligated$262K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$45K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$92K
Validated phase 2 dollars$93K
Tracked registrations48
About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

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