SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Jasper County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-4557-IA

Declared

Aug 17, 2020

Public assistance

$1.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

899

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$928K

Emergency Protective Measures$103K

Roads and Bridges$76K

Buildings and Equipment$69K

Management Costs$35K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$11K

Water Control Facilities$5K

Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$187K

Renter-approved dollars$63K

Intake IHP dollars$500K

Validated phase 2 dollars$500K

Tracked registrations899

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

DR-4557-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jasper County, Iowa, with an incident window starting Aug 10, 2020. 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 Jasper County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.