Disaster detail

HURRICANE JEANNE

DR-1561-FL affected Alachua County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1561-FL
Declared
Sep 26, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$11.4M
Project obligations
Registrations
3,062
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$7.4M
Utilities$1.8M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.6M
Roads and Bridges$330K
Buildings and Equipment$157K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$60K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$749
Total PA obligated$11.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.2M
Renter-approved dollars$398K
Intake IHP dollars$5.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations3,062
About this declaration

What DR-1561-FL means

DR-1561-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Alachua County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 24, 2004 through Nov 17, 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 Alachua County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.