TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Lackawanna 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

$1.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

693

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$611K

Roads and Bridges$360K

Emergency Protective Measures$169K

Water Control Facilities$60K

Debris Removal$39K

Buildings and Equipment$7K

Total PA obligated$1.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M

Renter-approved dollars$102K

Intake IHP dollars$2.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.8M

Tracked registrations693

About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

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