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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1554-GA affected Pickens 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
$500K
Project obligations
Registrations
42
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$428K
Debris Removal$33K
Emergency Protective Measures$20K
Roads and Bridges$17K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K
Total PA obligated$500K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$55K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$110K
Validated phase 2 dollars$110K
Tracked registrations42
About this declaration

What DR-1554-GA means

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