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TROPICAL STORM BONNIE AND HURRICANE CHARLEY

DR-1539-FL affected Monroe 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
DR
Public assistance
$248K
Project obligations
Registrations
289
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$198K
Debris Removal$47K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Total PA obligated$248K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$111K
Renter-approved dollars$12K
Intake IHP dollars$248K
Validated phase 2 dollars$248K
Tracked registrations289
About this declaration

What DR-1539-FL means

DR-1539-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Monroe 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 Monroe County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.