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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1558-WV affected Berkeley County, West Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1558-WV
Declared
Sep 20, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$10K
Project obligations
Registrations
33
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$9K
Emergency Protective Measures$784
Total PA obligated$10K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$32K
Renter-approved dollars$27K
Intake IHP dollars$118K
Validated phase 2 dollars$118K
Tracked registrations33
About this declaration

What DR-1558-WV means

DR-1558-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Berkeley County, West Virginia, with an incident window starting Sep 16, 2004 through Sep 27, 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 Berkeley County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.