HURRICANE FRANCES

DR-1545-FL affected Union 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

Public assistance

$426K

Project obligations

Registrations

431

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$180K

Debris Removal$97K

Emergency Protective Measures$82K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$35K

Buildings and Equipment$19K

Water Control Facilities$13K

Utilities$1K

Total PA obligated$426K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$438K

Renter-approved dollars$93K

Intake IHP dollars$1.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$993K

Tracked registrations431

About this declaration

What DR-1545-FL means

DR-1545-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Union 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 Union County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.