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SEVERE STORMS AND TORNADOES

DR-1761-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-1761-GA
Declared
May 23, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$416K
Project obligations
Registrations
90
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$267K
Debris Removal$131K
Emergency Protective Measures$11K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Total PA obligated$416K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$49K
Renter-approved dollars$18K
Intake IHP dollars$135K
Validated phase 2 dollars$135K
Tracked registrations90
About this declaration

What DR-1761-GA means

DR-1761-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jefferson County, Georgia, with an incident window starting May 11, 2008 through May 12, 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.