SEVERE STORMS

DR-4557-IA affected Johnson 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

$3.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.3M

Buildings and Equipment$1.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$248K

Roads and Bridges$53K

Management Costs$48K

Utilities$38K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$28K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$18K

Total PA obligated$3.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$0

Validated phase 2 dollars$6K

Tracked registrations13

About this declaration

What DR-4557-IA means

DR-4557-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Johnson 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 Johnson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.