Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1554-GA affected Madison 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
$86K
Project obligations
Registrations
87
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$40K
Debris Removal$18K
Roads and Bridges$13K
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Utilities$784
Total PA obligated$86K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$64K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$153K
Validated phase 2 dollars$153K
Tracked registrations87
About this declaration

What DR-1554-GA means

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