Disaster detail

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1565-NY affected Sullivan County, New York. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1565-NY
Declared
Oct 1, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$2.9M
Project obligations
Registrations
398
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$2.5M
Emergency Protective Measures$105K
Water Control Facilities$81K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$62K
Debris Removal$54K
Utilities$26K
Total PA obligated$2.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$434K
Renter-approved dollars$34K
Intake IHP dollars$936K
Validated phase 2 dollars$936K
Tracked registrations398
About this declaration

What DR-1565-NY means

DR-1565-NY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sullivan County, New York, with an incident window starting Sep 16, 2004 through Sep 24, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Sullivan County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.