TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Brevard 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

$7.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

5,377

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3.3M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.9M

Roads and Bridges$907K

Debris Removal$785K

Utilities$550K

Buildings and Equipment$179K

Water Control Facilities$23K

Total PA obligated$7.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.8M

Renter-approved dollars$1.0M

Intake IHP dollars$15.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations5,377

About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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