Disaster detail

HURRICANE FRANCES

DR-1545-FL affected Hernando County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1545-FL
Declared
Sep 4, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$5.0M
Project obligations
Registrations
2,469
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$4.0M
Emergency Protective Measures$576K
Roads and Bridges$254K
Buildings and Equipment$55K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$48K
Utilities$22K
Water Control Facilities$15K
Total PA obligated$5.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.6M
Renter-approved dollars$365K
Intake IHP dollars$4.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$3.6M
Tracked registrations2,469
About this declaration

What DR-1545-FL means

DR-1545-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hernando County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 3, 2004 through Oct 8, 2004. 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 Hernando County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.