TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Alachua County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Severe Storm

DR-1785-FL

Declared

Aug 24, 2008

Public assistance

$1.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

121

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$665K

Utilities$665K

Roads and Bridges$81K

Debris Removal$60K

Buildings and Equipment$50K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$21K

Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$40K

Renter-approved dollars$11K

Intake IHP dollars$103K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations121

About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

DR-1785-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Alachua County, Florida, with an incident window starting Aug 18, 2008 through Sep 12, 2008. 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 Alachua County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.