Hurricane Matthew
Declared for Georgia on Oct 6, 2016, covering 30 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Appling County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Atkinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bacon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brantley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bryan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bulloch County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Burke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Camden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Candler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Charlton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chatham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clinch County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Coffee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Echols County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Effingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Emanuel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Evans County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Glynn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jeff Davis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jenkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Liberty County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Long County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McIntosh County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pierce County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Screven County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tattnall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Toombs County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Treutlen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ware County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewEM-3377-FL · Emergency | Florida | No |
| Oct 6, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewEM-3378-SC · Emergency | South Carolina | No |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewEM-3380-NC · Emergency | North Carolina | No |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewDR-4283-FL · Major disaster | Florida | Yesdeadline was Dec 16, 2016 |
| Oct 8, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewDR-4284-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yesdeadline was Dec 16, 2016 |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewDR-4285-NC · Major disaster | North Carolina | Yesdeadline was Jan 23, 2017 |
| Oct 11, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewDR-4286-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | Yesdeadline was Dec 13, 2016 |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Hurricane MatthewDR-4291-VA · Major disaster | Virginia | Yesdeadline was Jan 3, 2017 |
More from Georgia: every FEMA declaration in Georgia.