HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1553-NC affected Henderson County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1553-NC

Declared

Sep 18, 2004

Public assistance

$548K

Project obligations

Registrations

813

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$239K

Emergency Protective Measures$225K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$47K

Roads and Bridges$21K

Buildings and Equipment$14K

Utilities$3K

Total PA obligated$548K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$886K

Renter-approved dollars$157K

Intake IHP dollars$2.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.1M

Tracked registrations813

About this declaration

What DR-1553-NC means

DR-1553-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Henderson County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 16, 2004 through Sep 23, 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 Henderson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.