HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1554-GA affected Gilmer 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

$1.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

171

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.3M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$94K

Emergency Protective Measures$68K

Buildings and Equipment$57K

Debris Removal$26K

Utilities$3K

Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$245K

Renter-approved dollars$159K

Intake IHP dollars$810K

Validated phase 2 dollars$810K

Tracked registrations171

About this declaration

What DR-1554-GA means

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