Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Bradford 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
$155K
Project obligations
Registrations
245
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$64K
Roads and Bridges$53K
Utilities$19K
Debris Removal$18K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Total PA obligated$155K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$28K
Renter-approved dollars$5K
Intake IHP dollars$65K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations245
About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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