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SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, AND FLOODING

DR-1518-IA affected Sac County, Iowa. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1518-IA
Declared
May 25, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$79K
Project obligations
Registrations
27
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$39K
Roads and Bridges$25K
Utilities$13K
Emergency Protective Measures$2K
Debris Removal$849
Emergency Work Donated Resources$225
Total PA obligated$79K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$25K
Renter-approved dollars$4K
Intake IHP dollars$58K
Validated phase 2 dollars$58K
Tracked registrations27
About this declaration

What DR-1518-IA means

DR-1518-IA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sac County, Iowa, with an incident window starting May 19, 2004 through Jun 24, 2004. 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 Sac County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.