Disaster detail

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Clarion 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
DR
Public assistance
$593K
Project obligations
Registrations
46
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$485K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$57K
Utilities$16K
Buildings and Equipment$16K
Debris Removal$12K
Emergency Protective Measures$7K
Total PA obligated$593K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$58K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$116K
Validated phase 2 dollars$116K
Tracked registrations46
About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

DR-1557-PA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Clarion 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 Clarion County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.