HURRICANE IRMA

DR-4337-FL affected DeSoto 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

Public assistance

$4.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

4,455

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$2.2M

Buildings and Equipment$913K

Roads and Bridges$768K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$347K

Utilities$304K

Emergency Protective Measures$265K

Direct Administrative Costs$150K

Total PA obligated$4.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.6M

Renter-approved dollars$696K

Intake IHP dollars$6.6M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations4,455

About this declaration

What DR-4337-FL means

DR-4337-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected DeSoto 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 DeSoto County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.