TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Seminole 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

$2.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,467

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$880K

Emergency Protective Measures$711K

Debris Removal$219K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$196K

Utilities$78K

Buildings and Equipment$47K

Water Control Facilities$34K

Total PA obligated$2.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M

Renter-approved dollars$307K

Intake IHP dollars$3.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,467

About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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