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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING AND TORNADOES ASSOCIATED W TD GASTON

DR-1544-VA affected Chesterfield County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1544-VA
Declared
Sep 3, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$2.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
600
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$1.9M
Roads and Bridges$295K
Emergency Protective Measures$217K
Section 324 Management Costs$127K
Debris Removal$94K
Water Control Facilities$66K
Buildings and Equipment$44K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K
Total PA obligated$2.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$591K
Renter-approved dollars$494K
Intake IHP dollars$2.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$2.2M
Tracked registrations600
About this declaration

What DR-1544-VA means

DR-1544-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Chesterfield County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Aug 30, 2004 through Sep 8, 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 Chesterfield County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.