TROPICAL STORM BONNIE AND HURRICANE CHARLEY

DR-1539-FL affected Highlands County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1539-FL

Declared

Aug 13, 2004

Public assistance

$2.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

6,503

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.3M

Buildings and Equipment$456K

Emergency Protective Measures$395K

Roads and Bridges$47K

Utilities$29K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Total PA obligated$2.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$3.8M

Renter-approved dollars$763K

Intake IHP dollars$9.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$9.3M

Tracked registrations6,503

About this declaration

What DR-1539-FL means

DR-1539-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Highlands County, Florida, with an incident window starting Aug 11, 2004 through Aug 30, 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 Highlands County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.