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FEMADR-1567-VIMajor disasterDeclared October 7, 2004

DR-1567-VI: U.S. Virgin Islands Tropical Storm Jeanne

FEMA made a major disaster declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands (DR-1567-VI) on October 7, 2004 for the incident of September 14, 2004 to September 17, 2004; it covers 3 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $1.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).

The declaration

Declaration
DR-1567-VI (also written FEMA-1567-DR)
Type
Major disaster declaration
State
U.S. Virgin Islands
Incident
Hurricane: Tropical Storm Jeanne
Incident period
September 14, 2004 to September 17, 2004
Declared
October 7, 2004
Programs declared
Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
FEMA region
2
Place in the year
the only major disaster declaration for U.S. Virgin Islands in 2004
Status
closed out on December 28, 2015

Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.

Which areas are covered, and for what?

Designated areaIndividuals and HouseholdsPublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
St. Croix (Island) (County-equivalent)—YesYes
St. John (Island) (County-equivalent)—YesYes
St. Thomas (Island) (County-equivalent)—YesYes

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?

$1.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated

$113,870Hazard 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/1567. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.