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Disaster detail

HURRICANE IDALIA

DR-4734-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-4734-FL
Declared
Aug 31, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$935K
Project obligations
Registrations
5,271
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$875K
Management Costs$32K
Emergency Protective Measures$28K
Total PA obligated$935K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.3M
Renter-approved dollars$702K
Intake IHP dollars$6.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations5,271
About this declaration

What DR-4734-FL means

DR-4734-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Columbia County, Florida, with an incident window starting Aug 27, 2023 through Sep 4, 2023. 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.