TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Wayne 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

$609K

Project obligations

Registrations

240

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$578K

Emergency Protective Measures$15K

Debris Removal$7K

Utilities$7K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K

Buildings and Equipment$906

Total PA obligated$609K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$372K

Renter-approved dollars$16K

Intake IHP dollars$776K

Validated phase 2 dollars$776K

Tracked registrations240

About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

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