HURRICANE KATRINA

DR-1604-MS affected Humphreys 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

Public assistance

$369K

Project obligations

Registrations

596

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$198K

Roads and Bridges$100K

Buildings and Equipment$35K

Emergency Protective Measures$19K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K

Total PA obligated$369K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$164K

Renter-approved dollars$97K

Intake IHP dollars$523K

Validated phase 2 dollars$523K

Tracked registrations596

About this declaration

What DR-1604-MS means

DR-1604-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Humphreys 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 Humphreys County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.