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DR-1785-FL · Major disaster declaration

Tropical Storm Fay

Declared for Florida on Aug 24, 2008, covering 44 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 27 of them.

Aug 24, 2008declared
44areas designated
27open to household applications
$98.0Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodAug 18, 2008 – Sep 12, 2008DeclaredAug 24, 2008Apply byNov 10, 2008Closed outJun 12, 2025

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Alachua CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Baker CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Bradford CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Brevard CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Calhoun CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Charlotte CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Clay CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Collier CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Dixie CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Duval CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Flagler CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Gadsden CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Glades CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Gulf CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hamilton CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hardee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Hendry CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Highlands CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Jefferson CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Lake CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Lee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Leon CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Liberty CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Madison CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Manatee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Marion CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Martin CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Monroe CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Nassau CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Okeechobee CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Orange CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Osceola CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Palm Beach CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Polk CountyIA declaredPA not declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Putnam CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Sarasota CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Seminole CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
St. Johns CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
St. Lucie CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Suwannee CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Taylor CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Union CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Volusia CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008
Wakulla CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredNov 10, 2008

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Aug 21, 2008Tropical Storm FayEM-3288-FL · EmergencyFlorida Severe Storm67No

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