SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1761-GA affected Bibb County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1761-GA

Declared

May 23, 2008

Public assistance

$5.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

3,899

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$4.5M

Emergency Protective Measures$453K

Buildings and Equipment$59K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$53K

Utilities$24K

Roads and Bridges$19K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$10K

Total PA obligated$5.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$720K

Renter-approved dollars$677K

Intake IHP dollars$2.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.8M

Tracked registrations3,899

About this declaration

What DR-1761-GA means

DR-1761-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bibb County, Georgia, with an incident window starting May 11, 2008 through May 12, 2008. 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 Bibb County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.