Disaster detail

HURRICANE IRMA

DR-4337-FL affected Columbia County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4337-FL
Declared
Sep 10, 2017
DR
Public assistance
$898K
Project obligations
Registrations
8,086
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$378K
Debris Removal$253K
Roads and Bridges$241K
Utilities$18K
Buildings and Equipment$8K
Total PA obligated$898K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.0M
Renter-approved dollars$920K
Intake IHP dollars$5.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations8,086
About this declaration

What DR-4337-FL means

DR-4337-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Columbia County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 4, 2017 through Oct 18, 2017. 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 Columbia County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.