EM-3616-GA · Emergency declaration
Hurricane Helene
Declared for Georgia on Sep 26, 2024, covering 159 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 of them.
Sep 26, 2024declared
159areas designated
0open to household applications
$0public assistance obligated so far
Timeline
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.
Designated areas
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 | — |
| Baker County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Baldwin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Banks County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Barrow County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bartow County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ben Hill County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Berrien County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bibb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Bleckley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brantley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Brooks 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 | — |
| Butts County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Calhoun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Camden County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Candler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Carroll County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Catoosa County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Charlton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chatham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chattahoochee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Chattooga County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cherokee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clarke County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clay County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clayton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Clinch County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cobb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Coffee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Colquitt County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Columbia County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Cook County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Coweta County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crawford County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Crisp County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dade County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dawson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| DeKalb County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Decatur County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dodge County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dooly County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Dougherty County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Douglas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Early County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Echols County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Effingham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Elbert County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Emanuel County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Evans County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fannin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fayette County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Floyd County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Forsyth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Franklin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Fulton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gilmer County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Glascock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Glynn County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gordon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Grady County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Greene County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Gwinnett County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Habersham County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hancock County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Haralson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Harris County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Hart County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Heard County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Henry County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Houston County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Irwin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jackson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jasper County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jeff Davis County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jefferson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jenkins County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Johnson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Jones County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lamar County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lanier County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Laurens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Liberty County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Long County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lowndes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lumpkin County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Macon County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Madison County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Marion County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McDuffie County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| McIntosh County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Meriwether County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Miller County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Mitchell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Monroe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Montgomery County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Morgan County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Murray County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Muscogee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Newton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oconee County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Oglethorpe County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Paulding County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Peach County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pickens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pierce County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pike County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Polk County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Pulaski County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Putnam County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Quitman County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rabun County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Randolph County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Richmond County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Rockdale County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Schley County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Screven County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Seminole County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Spalding County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stephens County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Stewart County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sumter County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Talbot County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Taliaferro County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tattnall County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Taylor County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Telfair County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Terrell County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Thomas County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Tift County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Toombs County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Towns County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Treutlen County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Troup County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Turner County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Twiggs County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Union County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Upson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Walker County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Walton County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Ware County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Warren County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Washington County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wayne County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Webster County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wheeler County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| White County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Whitfield County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wilcox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wilkes County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Wilkinson County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Worth County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
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-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 29, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneDR-4829-SC · Major disaster | South Carolina | Yesdeadline was Jan 28, 2025 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | Hurricane HeleneDR-4830-GA · Major disaster | Georgia | Yesdeadline was Feb 7, 2025 |
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