Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1550-MS affected Jackson County, Mississippi. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1550-MS
Declared
Sep 15, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$2.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
3,312
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.5M
Buildings and Equipment$446K
Emergency Protective Measures$347K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$318K
Utilities$53K
Roads and Bridges$47K
Total PA obligated$2.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.4M
Renter-approved dollars$973K
Intake IHP dollars$4.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.8M
Tracked registrations3,312
About this declaration

What DR-1550-MS means

DR-1550-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jackson County, Mississippi, with an incident window starting Sep 13, 2004 through Sep 20, 2004. 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 Jackson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.