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DR-1553-NC · Major disaster declaration

Hurricane Ivan

Declared for North Carolina on Sep 18, 2004, covering 29 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 29 of them.

Sep 18, 2004declared
29areas designated
29open to household applications
$9.2Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodSep 16, 2004 – Sep 23, 2004DeclaredSep 18, 2004Apply byDec 17, 2004

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Alamance CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Alleghany CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Ashe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Avery CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Buncombe CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Burke CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Caldwell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Caswell CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Davidson CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Forsyth CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Graham CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Guilford CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Haywood CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Henderson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Jackson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Macon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Madison CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
McDowell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Mitchell CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Polk CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Randolph CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Rockingham CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Rutherford CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Stokes CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Swain CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Transylvania CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Watauga CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Wilkes CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004
Yancey CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 17, 2004

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Sep 15, 2004Hurricane IvanDR-1549-AL · Major disasterAlabama Hurricane67Yesdeadline was Mar 3, 2005
Sep 15, 2004Hurricane IvanDR-1548-LA · Major disasterLouisiana Hurricane29Yesdeadline was Nov 15, 2004
Sep 15, 2004Hurricane IvanDR-1550-MS · Major disasterMississippi Hurricane44Yesdeadline was Nov 15, 2004
Sep 16, 2004Hurricane IvanDR-1551-FL · Major disasterFlorida Hurricane45Yesdeadline was Feb 28, 2005
Sep 18, 2004Hurricane IvanDR-1554-GA · Major disasterGeorgia Hurricane31Yesdeadline was Nov 17, 2004