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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1549-AL affected Winston 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
$36K
Project obligations
Registrations
71
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$27K
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$935
Total PA obligated$36K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$74K
Renter-approved dollars$5K
Intake IHP dollars$158K
Validated phase 2 dollars$170K
Tracked registrations71
About this declaration

What DR-1549-AL means

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