Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1858-GA affected Carroll County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1858-GA
Declared
Sep 24, 2009
DR
Public assistance
$4.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
915
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.8M
Water Control Facilities$781K
Debris Removal$229K
Utilities$224K
Emergency Protective Measures$200K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$153K
Buildings and Equipment$91K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Total PA obligated$4.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.6M
Renter-approved dollars$253K
Intake IHP dollars$3.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.6M
Tracked registrations915
About this declaration

What DR-1858-GA means

DR-1858-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Carroll County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2009 through Oct 8, 2009. 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 Carroll County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.