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DR-4284-GA · Major disaster declaration

Hurricane Matthew

Declared for Georgia on Oct 8, 2016, covering 20 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 10 of them.

Oct 8, 2016declared
20areas designated
10open to household applications
$78.6Mpublic assistance obligated so far
Timeline

How this declaration unfolded

Incident periodOct 4, 2016 – Oct 15, 2016DeclaredOct 8, 2016Apply byDec 16, 2016

The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.

What a major disaster declaration is

A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.

How declarations work →

Designated areas

Which programs each area got

IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.

AreaProgramsHouseholds could apply until
Brantley CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Bryan CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Bulloch CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Camden CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Candler CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Chatham CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Effingham CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Emanuel CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Evans CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Glynn CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Jenkins CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Liberty CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Long CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
McIntosh CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016
Pierce CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Screven CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Tattnall CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Toombs CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Ware CountyIA not declaredPA declaredHM declared—
Wayne CountyIA declaredPA declaredHM declaredDec 16, 2016

Same event, other declarations

DeclaredDeclarationWhereHazardAreasHouseholds can apply?
Oct 6, 2016Hurricane MatthewEM-3377-FL · EmergencyFlorida Hurricane28No
Oct 6, 2016Hurricane MatthewEM-3379-GA · EmergencyGeorgia Hurricane30No
Oct 6, 2016Hurricane MatthewEM-3378-SC · EmergencySouth Carolina Hurricane47No
Oct 7, 2016Hurricane MatthewEM-3380-NC · EmergencyNorth Carolina Hurricane66No
Oct 8, 2016Hurricane MatthewDR-4283-FL · Major disasterFlorida Hurricane18Yesdeadline was Dec 16, 2016
Oct 10, 2016Hurricane MatthewDR-4285-NC · Major disasterNorth Carolina Hurricane50Yesdeadline was Jan 23, 2017
Oct 11, 2016Hurricane MatthewDR-4286-SC · Major disasterSouth Carolina Hurricane26Yesdeadline was Dec 13, 2016
Nov 2, 2016Hurricane MatthewDR-4291-VA · Major disasterVirginia Hurricane10Yesdeadline was Jan 3, 2017

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