HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4828-FL affected Hamilton 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

Public assistance

$841K

Project obligations

Registrations

2,182

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$376K

Buildings and Equipment$167K

Emergency Protective Measures$153K

Debris Removal$106K

Roads and Bridges$38K

Total PA obligated$841K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$5.2M

Renter-approved dollars$707K

Intake IHP dollars$11.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations2,182

About this declaration

What DR-4828-FL means

DR-4828-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Hamilton 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 Hamilton County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.