TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected St. Lucie 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

$3.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

2,544

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$2.2M

Roads and Bridges$743K

Buildings and Equipment$502K

Debris Removal$396K

Utilities$68K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$39K

Water Control Facilities$11K

Total PA obligated$3.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$972K

Renter-approved dollars$413K

Intake IHP dollars$2.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations2,544

About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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