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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1750-GA affected Burke County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1750-GA
Declared
Mar 20, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$45K
Project obligations
Registrations
127
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$34K
Emergency Protective Measures$11K
Total PA obligated$45K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$185K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$396K
Validated phase 2 dollars$396K
Tracked registrations127
About this declaration

What DR-1750-GA means

DR-1750-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Burke County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Mar 14, 2008 through Mar 16, 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 Burke County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.