Disaster detail

HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1550-MS affected Perry 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
$56K
Project obligations
Registrations
294
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$27K
Emergency Protective Measures$14K
Buildings and Equipment$10K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$5K
Total PA obligated$56K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$368K
Renter-approved dollars$23K
Intake IHP dollars$781K
Validated phase 2 dollars$781K
Tracked registrations294
About this declaration

What DR-1550-MS means

DR-1550-MS is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Perry 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 Perry County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.