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TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Baker 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
DR
Public assistance
$522K
Project obligations
Registrations
98
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$353K
Emergency Protective Measures$100K
Utilities$53K
Debris Removal$15K
Total PA obligated$522K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$115K
Renter-approved dollars$7K
Intake IHP dollars$246K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations98
About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

DR-1785-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Baker 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 Baker County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.