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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1686-GA affected Baker County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1686-GA
Declared
Mar 3, 2007
DR
Public assistance
$228K
Project obligations
Registrations
68
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$119K
Buildings and Equipment$86K
Emergency Protective Measures$23K
Total PA obligated$228K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$137K
Renter-approved dollars$38K
Intake IHP dollars$351K
Validated phase 2 dollars$351K
Tracked registrations68
About this declaration

What DR-1686-GA means

DR-1686-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Baker County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Mar 1, 2007 through Mar 2, 2007. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Baker County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.