HURRICANE WILMA

DR-1609-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-1609-FL

Declared

Oct 24, 2005

Public assistance

$935K

Project obligations

Registrations

2,007

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$379K

Water Control Facilities$256K

Buildings and Equipment$210K

Debris Removal$35K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$34K

Utilities$22K

Total PA obligated$935K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M

Renter-approved dollars$616K

Intake IHP dollars$4.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations2,007

About this declaration

What DR-1609-FL means

DR-1609-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Okeechobee County, Florida, with an incident window starting Oct 23, 2005 through Nov 18, 2005. 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.