TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected Henderson 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

$54K

Project obligations

Registrations

334

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$39K

Buildings and Equipment$5K

Utilities$5K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Debris Removal$2K

Total PA obligated$54K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$600K

Renter-approved dollars$71K

Intake IHP dollars$1.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.5M

Tracked registrations334

About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

DR-1546-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Henderson 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 Henderson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.