FEMAEM-3288-FLEmergencyDeclared August 21, 2008
EM-3288-FL: Florida Tropical Storm Fay
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Florida (EM-3288-FL) on August 21, 2008 for the incident of August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008; it covers 67 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $8.7 million in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3288-FL (also written FEMA-3288-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Florida
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Tropical Storm Fay
- Incident period
- August 18, 2008 to September 12, 2008
- Declared
- August 21, 2008
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 emergency declarations for Florida in 2008
- Status
- closed out on September 30, 2019
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Baker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bradford (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brevard (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Broward (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Charlotte (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Citrus (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Collier (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Columbia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeSoto (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dixie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Duval (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Escambia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Flagler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gadsden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gilchrist (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Glades (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Gulf (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hamilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hardee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hendry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hernando (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Highlands (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hillsborough (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Holmes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Indian River (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lafayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lake (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Leon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Levy (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Manatee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Miami-Dade (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Nassau (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Okaloosa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Okeechobee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Osceola (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Palm Beach (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pasco (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pinellas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Santa Rosa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sarasota (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Seminole (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Johns (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Lucie (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Suwannee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Taylor (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Union (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Volusia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wakulla (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
$8.7 millionPublic Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/3288. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.