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HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1550-MS affected Stone 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
$58K
Project obligations
Registrations
346
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$37K
Emergency Protective Measures$19K
Buildings and Equipment$3K
Total PA obligated$58K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$202K
Renter-approved dollars$16K
Intake IHP dollars$436K
Validated phase 2 dollars$436K
Tracked registrations346
About this declaration

What DR-1550-MS means

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