Disaster detail

TROPICAL DEPRESSION IVAN

DR-1557-PA affected Wyoming 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
$732K
Project obligations
Registrations
347
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$560K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$125K
Debris Removal$32K
Emergency Protective Measures$12K
Utilities$3K
Total PA obligated$732K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$511K
Renter-approved dollars$64K
Intake IHP dollars$1.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.2M
Tracked registrations347
About this declaration

What DR-1557-PA means

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