Disaster detail

HURRICANE FRANCES

DR-1545-FL affected Putnam County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1545-FL
Declared
Sep 4, 2004
DR
Public assistance
$1.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
6,454
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$756K
Utilities$324K
Debris Removal$308K
Buildings and Equipment$141K
Roads and Bridges$120K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$61K
Water Control Facilities$46K
Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$5.1M
Renter-approved dollars$1.5M
Intake IHP dollars$13.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$12.0M
Tracked registrations6,454
About this declaration

What DR-1545-FL means

DR-1545-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Putnam County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 3, 2004 through Oct 8, 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 Putnam County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.