HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1554-GA affected Cherokee County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1554-GA

Declared

Sep 18, 2004

Public assistance

$827K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$647K

Emergency Protective Measures$61K

Debris Removal$53K

Water Control Facilities$52K

Utilities$7K

Buildings and Equipment$5K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Total PA obligated$827K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$96K

Renter-approved dollars$563

Intake IHP dollars$213K

Validated phase 2 dollars$213K

Tracked registrations84

About this declaration

What DR-1554-GA means

DR-1554-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cherokee County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Sep 14, 2004 through Oct 30, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Cherokee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.