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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING

DR-4297-GA affected Crisp County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tornado
DR-4297-GA
Declared
Jan 26, 2017
DR
Public assistance
$220K
Project obligations
Registrations
160
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$84K
Roads and Bridges$66K
Debris Removal$40K
Buildings and Equipment$18K
Emergency Protective Measures$12K
Total PA obligated$220K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$52K
Renter-approved dollars$18K
Intake IHP dollars$141K
Validated phase 2 dollars$141K
Tracked registrations160
About this declaration

What DR-4297-GA means

DR-4297-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Crisp County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Jan 21, 2017 through Jan 22, 2017. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tornado.

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