FEMADR-1560-GAMajor disasterDeclared September 24, 2004
DR-1560-GA: Georgia Tropical Storm Frances
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Georgia (DR-1560-GA) on September 24, 2004 for the incident of September 3, 2004 to October 30, 2004; it covers 80 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $15.4 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1560-GA (also written FEMA-1560-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Georgia
- Incident
- Hurricane: Tropical Storm Frances
- Incident period
- September 3, 2004 to October 30, 2004
- Declared
- September 24, 2004
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Georgia in 2004
- Status
- closed out on January 10, 2018
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Atkinson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bacon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Baker (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ben Hill (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Berrien (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bibb (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Bleckley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brantley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brooks (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Butts (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Camden (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Candler (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Charlton (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Clinch (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Colquitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Cook (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Crawford (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Crisp (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Decatur (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dodge (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dooly (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dougherty (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Echols (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Elbert (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Emanuel (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Evans (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Glynn (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Grady (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Harris (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hart (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Irwin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jeff Davis (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Johnson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lanier (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Laurens (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Long (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| McIntosh (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Peach (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pierce (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rabun (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Schley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Spalding (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Talbot (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Taliaferro (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Tattnall (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Telfair (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Thomas (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Tift (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Toombs (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Treutlen (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Turner (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Twiggs (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Upson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ware (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Webster (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wheeler (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilcox (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilkes (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilkinson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Worth (County) | — | 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?
$15.4 millionPublic Assistance obligated
$1.1 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, 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/1560. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.