FEMADR-1549-ALMajor disasterDeclared September 15, 2004
DR-1549-AL: Alabama Hurricane Ivan
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Alabama (DR-1549-AL) on September 15, 2004 for the incident of September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004; it covers 67 designated areas. FEMA had approved $190.2 million for 89,229 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $222.2 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1549-AL (also written FEMA-1549-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Alabama
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Ivan
- Incident period
- September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004
- Declared
- September 15, 2004
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only major disaster declaration for Alabama in 2004
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- March 3, 2005
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Baldwin (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Barbour (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Bibb (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Blount (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Bullock (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Butler (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Calhoun (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chambers (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Cherokee (County) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Chilton (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Choctaw (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clarke (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clay (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Cleburne (County) | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Coffee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colbert (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Conecuh (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coosa (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Covington (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Crenshaw (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cullman (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dale (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dallas (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DeKalb (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Elmore (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Escambia (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Etowah (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Fayette (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Franklin (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Geneva (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Greene (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hale (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Henry (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Houston (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lamar (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lauderdale (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Lawrence (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Limestone (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Lowndes (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Macon (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Madison (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Marengo (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marion (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Marshall (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Montgomery (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Morgan (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Perry (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pickens (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pike (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Randolph (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Russell (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Shelby (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| St. Clair (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Sumter (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Talladega (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tallapoosa (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tuscaloosa (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Walker (County) | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
| Washington (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wilcox (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Winston (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
89,229households approved for help (IHP)
$190.2 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$113.4 millionof it for housing
$76.8 millionof it for other needs
$222.2 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$37.6 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1549. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on March 3, 2005.