SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1858-GA affected Catoosa 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

Public assistance

$465K

Project obligations

Registrations

271

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$378K

Emergency Protective Measures$29K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$24K

Debris Removal$21K

Water Control Facilities$10K

Buildings and Equipment$3K

Utilities$2K

Total PA obligated$465K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$315K

Renter-approved dollars$165K

Intake IHP dollars$960K

Validated phase 2 dollars$960K

Tracked registrations271

About this declaration

What DR-1858-GA means

DR-1858-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Catoosa 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 Catoosa County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.