HURRICANE IVAN

DR-1553-NC affected Jackson 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

$284K

Project obligations

Registrations

358

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$115K

Emergency Protective Measures$68K

Roads and Bridges$45K

Utilities$40K

Buildings and Equipment$12K

Water Control Facilities$2K

Debris Removal$1K

Total PA obligated$284K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$398K

Renter-approved dollars$52K

Intake IHP dollars$903K

Validated phase 2 dollars$903K

Tracked registrations358

About this declaration

What DR-1553-NC means

DR-1553-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Jackson 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 Jackson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.