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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND LANDSLIDES

DR-1558-WV affected Wetzel 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
$643K
Project obligations
Registrations
577
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$188K
Buildings and Equipment$175K
Roads and Bridges$94K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$79K
Utilities$60K
Emergency Protective Measures$47K
Total PA obligated$643K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M
Renter-approved dollars$434K
Intake IHP dollars$4.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$4.2M
Tracked registrations577
About this declaration

What DR-1558-WV means

DR-1558-WV is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Wetzel 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 Wetzel County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.