TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Marion 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

$594K

Project obligations

Registrations

181

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$191K

Emergency Protective Measures$146K

Roads and Bridges$145K

Utilities$113K

Total PA obligated$594K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$182K

Renter-approved dollars$22K

Intake IHP dollars$408K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations181

About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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