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Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected Madison 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
DR
Public assistance
$258K
Project obligations
Registrations
46
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$105K
Utilities$79K
Emergency Protective Measures$37K
Buildings and Equipment$32K
Water Control Facilities$5K
Total PA obligated$258K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$116K
Renter-approved dollars$25K
Intake IHP dollars$283K
Validated phase 2 dollars$334K
Tracked registrations46
About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

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