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Disaster detail

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Sullivan 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
$178K
Project obligations
Registrations
56
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$142K
Utilities$31K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K
Emergency Protective Measures$1K
Total PA obligated$178K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$60K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$119K
Validated phase 2 dollars$119K
Tracked registrations56
About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

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