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HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1604-MS affected Choctaw County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1604-MS
Declared
Aug 29, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$97K
Project obligations
Registrations
315
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$72K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$11K
Buildings and Equipment$10K
Utilities$4K
Total PA obligated$97K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$141K
Renter-approved dollars$60K
Intake IHP dollars$401K
Validated phase 2 dollars$401K
Tracked registrations315
About this declaration

What DR-1604-MS means

DR-1604-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Choctaw County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Aug 29, 2005 through Oct 14, 2005. 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 Choctaw County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.