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Disaster detail

SEVERE ICE STORM

DR-1625-SC affected Laurens County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Ice Storm
DR-1625-SC
Declared
Jan 20, 2006
DR
Public assistance
$368K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$289K
Emergency Protective Measures$43K
Debris Removal$36K
Total PA obligated$368K

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-1625-SC means

DR-1625-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Laurens County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Dec 15, 2005 through Dec 16, 2005. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe ice 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 Laurens County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.