TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected Avery County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-1546-NC

Declared

Sep 10, 2004

Public assistance

$231K

Project obligations

Registrations

406

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$125K

Utilities$36K

Buildings and Equipment$35K

Roads and Bridges$17K

Debris Removal$16K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Total PA obligated$231K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$576K

Renter-approved dollars$50K

Intake IHP dollars$1.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M

Tracked registrations406

About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

DR-1546-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Avery County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 7, 2004 through Sep 12, 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 Avery County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.