TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Okeechobee 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

$314K

Project obligations

Registrations

514

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$209K

Emergency Protective Measures$90K

Debris Removal$11K

Buildings and Equipment$3K

Utilities$906

Total PA obligated$314K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$255K

Renter-approved dollars$84K

Intake IHP dollars$678K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations514

About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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