SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1750-GA affected Jefferson County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1750-GA

Declared

Mar 20, 2008

Public assistance

$473K

Project obligations

Registrations

127

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$195K

Utilities$118K

Emergency Protective Measures$76K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$56K

Buildings and Equipment$25K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2K

Roads and Bridges$2K

Total PA obligated$473K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$109K

Renter-approved dollars$32K

Intake IHP dollars$282K

Validated phase 2 dollars$282K

Tracked registrations127

About this declaration

What DR-1750-GA means

DR-1750-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jefferson County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Mar 14, 2008 through Mar 16, 2008. 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 Jefferson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.