Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1560-GA affected Laurens County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1560-GA
Declared
Sep 24, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$372K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$208K
Utilities$124K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$15K
Emergency Protective Measures$14K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Roads and Bridges$5K
Total PA obligated$372K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1560-GA means

DR-1560-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Laurens County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Sep 3, 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 Laurens County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.