Disaster detail

HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4828-FL affected Collier County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4828-FL
Declared
Sep 28, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$262K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,530
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$242K
Water Control Facilities$14K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Management Costs$2K
Total PA obligated$262K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$903K
Renter-approved dollars$534K
Intake IHP dollars$2.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations1,530
About this declaration

What DR-4828-FL means

DR-4828-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Collier County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 23, 2024 through Oct 7, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Collier County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.