HURRICANE GUSTAV

DR-1794-MS affected Harrison 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

Public assistance

$4.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,055

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.6M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.4M

Emergency Protective Measures$866K

Utilities$275K

Roads and Bridges$117K

Buildings and Equipment$91K

Total PA obligated$4.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$254K

Renter-approved dollars$190K

Intake IHP dollars$892K

Validated phase 2 dollars$892K

Tracked registrations1,055

About this declaration

What DR-1794-MS means

DR-1794-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Harrison 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 Harrison County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.