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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES AND FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE

DR-1393-FL affected DeSoto County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Coastal Storm
DR-1393-FL
Declared
Sep 28, 2001
DR
Public assistance
$154K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$61K
Debris Removal$33K
Emergency Protective Measures$30K
Roads and Bridges$21K
Utilities$7K
Buildings and Equipment$1K
Total PA obligated$154K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1393-FL means

DR-1393-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected DeSoto County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 13, 2001 through Sep 21, 2001. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as coastal 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 DeSoto County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.