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TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected Rutherford 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
$82K
Project obligations
Registrations
72
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$41K
Roads and Bridges$22K
Debris Removal$10K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Utilities$2K
Emergency Protective Measures$2K
Total PA obligated$82K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$72K
Renter-approved dollars$17K
Intake IHP dollars$177K
Validated phase 2 dollars$198K
Tracked registrations72
About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

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