HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1551-FL affected Holmes 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

Public assistance

$3.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

800

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.5M

Buildings and Equipment$431K

Debris Removal$278K

Emergency Protective Measures$185K

Utilities$7K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K

Total PA obligated$3.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.2M

Renter-approved dollars$106K

Intake IHP dollars$2.5M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations800

About this declaration

What DR-1551-FL means

DR-1551-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Holmes 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 Holmes County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.