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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1554-GA affected Dawson 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
DR
Public assistance
$171K
Project obligations
Registrations
29
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$138K
Debris Removal$18K
Emergency Protective Measures$8K
Utilities$7K
Total PA obligated$171K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$27K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$53K
Validated phase 2 dollars$53K
Tracked registrations29
About this declaration

What DR-1554-GA means

DR-1554-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Dawson 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 Dawson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.