Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1551-FL affected Lee 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
$179K
Project obligations
Registrations
365
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$179K
Total PA obligated$179K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$60K
Renter-approved dollars$9K
Intake IHP dollars$140K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations365
About this declaration

What DR-1551-FL means

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