HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Tuscaloosa 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

$508K

Project obligations

Registrations

406

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$334K

Emergency Protective Measures$79K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K

Buildings and Equipment$23K

Utilities$20K

Roads and Bridges$10K

Total PA obligated$508K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$252K

Renter-approved dollars$26K

Intake IHP dollars$555K

Validated phase 2 dollars$585K

Tracked registrations406

About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

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