TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Lake 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

$697K

Project obligations

Registrations

275

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$266K

Emergency Protective Measures$192K

Debris Removal$139K

Roads and Bridges$87K

Utilities$14K

Buildings and Equipment$145

Total PA obligated$697K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$141K

Renter-approved dollars$8K

Intake IHP dollars$305K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations275

About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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