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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1858-GA affected Chattooga 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
$117K
Project obligations
Registrations
156
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$71K
Emergency Protective Measures$24K
Utilities$15K
Debris Removal$7K
Total PA obligated$117K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$212K
Renter-approved dollars$192K
Intake IHP dollars$808K
Validated phase 2 dollars$808K
Tracked registrations156
About this declaration

What DR-1858-GA means

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