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DR-1539-FL affected Okeechobee 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
$17K
Project obligations
Registrations
112
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$17K
Total PA obligated$17K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$45K
Renter-approved dollars$23K
Intake IHP dollars$135K
Validated phase 2 dollars$135K
Tracked registrations112
About this declaration

What DR-1539-FL means

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