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TROPICAL STORM FRANCES

DR-1546-NC affected Yancey 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
$53K
Project obligations
Registrations
165
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$45K
Buildings and Equipment$8K
Total PA obligated$53K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$255K
Renter-approved dollars$7K
Intake IHP dollars$525K
Validated phase 2 dollars$582K
Tracked registrations165
About this declaration

What DR-1546-NC means

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