Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4283-FL affected Duval County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4283-FL
Declared
Oct 8, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$53.7M
Project obligations
Registrations
5,295
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$18.3M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$13.5M
Emergency Protective Measures$10.2M
Utilities$7.7M
Buildings and Equipment$3.3M
Water Control Facilities$555K
Roads and Bridges$91K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$21K
Total PA obligated$53.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.4M
Renter-approved dollars$389K
Intake IHP dollars$3.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations5,295
About this declaration

What DR-4283-FL means

DR-4283-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Duval County, Florida, with an incident window starting Oct 3, 2016 through Oct 19, 2016. 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 Duval County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.