Hurricane Helene
Declared for South Carolina on Sep 29, 2024, covering 34 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 29 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
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.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Abbeville County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Aiken County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Allendale County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Anderson County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Bamberg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Barnwell County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Beaufort County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Berkeley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Chester County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Colleton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Edgefield County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Fairfield County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Greenville County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Greenwood County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Hampton County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Jasper County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Kershaw County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Lancaster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| Laurens County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Lexington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| McCormick County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Newberry County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Oconee County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Orangeburg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Pickens County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Richland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Saluda County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Spartanburg County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Union County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Williamsburg County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM declared | — |
| York County | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Catawba Indian Nation | IA declaredPA declaredHM declared | Jan 28, 2025 |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneEM-3618-AL · Emergency | Alabama | No |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneEM-3616-GA · Emergency | Georgia | No |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneEM-3617-NC · Emergency | North Carolina | No |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneEM-3619-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Sep 28, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneDR-4828-FL · Major disaster | Florida | Yesdeadline was Jan 7, 2025 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneDR-4830-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yesdeadline was Feb 7, 2025 |
More from South Carolina: every FEMA declaration in South Carolina.