TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Bucks County, Pennsylvania. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1557-PA

Declared

Sep 19, 2004

Public assistance

$481K

Project obligations

Registrations

519

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$300K

Emergency Protective Measures$87K

Debris Removal$66K

Utilities$12K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$9K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Total PA obligated$481K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M

Renter-approved dollars$222K

Intake IHP dollars$3.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.0M

Tracked registrations519

About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

DR-1557-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bucks County, Pennsylvania, with an incident window starting Sep 17, 2004 through Oct 1, 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 Bucks County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.