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TROPICAL STORM FAY

DR-1785-FL affected Wakulla 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
DR
Public assistance
$95K
Project obligations
Registrations
90
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$67K
Debris Removal$19K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Roads and Bridges$3K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K
Total PA obligated$95K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$105K
Renter-approved dollars$24K
Intake IHP dollars$258K
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations90
About this declaration

What DR-1785-FL means

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