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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1551-FL affected Gadsden County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1551-FL
Declared
Sep 16, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$1.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
137
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$782K
Roads and Bridges$290K
Debris Removal$207K
Emergency Protective Measures$38K
Total PA obligated$1.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$217K
Renter-approved dollars$60K
Intake IHP dollars$554K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations137
About this declaration

What DR-1551-FL means

DR-1551-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Gadsden County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 13, 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 Gadsden County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.