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Disaster detail

HURRICANE JEANNE

DR-1561-FL affected Union 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
$303K
Project obligations
Registrations
413
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$238K
Debris Removal$36K
Buildings and Equipment$19K
Emergency Protective Measures$11K
Total PA obligated$303K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$299K
Renter-approved dollars$78K
Intake IHP dollars$762K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations413
About this declaration

What DR-1561-FL means

DR-1561-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Union 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 Union County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.