Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1554-GA affected White 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
$81K
Project obligations
Registrations
47
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$60K
Emergency Protective Measures$9K
Debris Removal$8K
Utilities$5K
Total PA obligated$81K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$22K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$49K
Validated phase 2 dollars$49K
Tracked registrations47
About this declaration

What DR-1554-GA means

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