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Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM GASTON

DR-1547-SC affected Charleston County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1547-SC
Declared
Sep 15, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$2.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.7M
Emergency Protective Measures$169K
Roads and Bridges$118K
Buildings and Equipment$70K
Utilities$31K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$10K
Total PA obligated$2.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1547-SC means

DR-1547-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Charleston County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Aug 28, 2004 through Aug 30, 2004. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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 Charleston County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.