Disaster detail

HURRICANE GUSTAV

DR-1794-MS affected Adams County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1794-MS
Declared
Sep 22, 2008
DR
Public assistance
$502K
Project obligations
Registrations
2,415
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$322K
Roads and Bridges$65K
Emergency Protective Measures$49K
Buildings and Equipment$45K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$16K
Utilities$4K
Total PA obligated$502K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$500K
Renter-approved dollars$188K
Intake IHP dollars$1.4M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.4M
Tracked registrations2,415
About this declaration

What DR-1794-MS means

DR-1794-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Adams County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Aug 28, 2008 through Sep 8, 2008. 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 Adams County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.