TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected Transylvania 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

$83K

Project obligations

Registrations

166

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$46K

Emergency Protective Measures$31K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K

Total PA obligated$83K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$269K

Renter-approved dollars$100K

Intake IHP dollars$738K

Validated phase 2 dollars$792K

Tracked registrations166

About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

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