Disaster detail

HURRICANE DENNIS

DR-1595-FL affected Bay County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1595-FL
Declared
Jul 10, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$14.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
809
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13.1M
Debris Removal$662K
Water Control Facilities$327K
Emergency Protective Measures$285K
Buildings and Equipment$77K
Utilities$35K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$16K
Roads and Bridges$16K
Total PA obligated$14.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$378K
Renter-approved dollars$43K
Intake IHP dollars$846K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations809
About this declaration

What DR-1595-FL means

DR-1595-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bay County, Florida, with an incident window starting Jul 7, 2005 through Jul 20, 2005. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

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 Bay County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.