HURRICANE MILTON

DR-4834-FL affected Highlands County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4834-FL

Declared

Oct 11, 2024

Public assistance

$3.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

10,204

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$3.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$310K

Management Costs$161K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$95K

Roads and Bridges$74K

Utilities$54K

Buildings and Equipment$50K

Total PA obligated$3.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$5.5M

Renter-approved dollars$1.5M

Intake IHP dollars$14.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations10,204

About this declaration

What DR-4834-FL means

DR-4834-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Highlands County, Florida, with an incident window starting Oct 5, 2024 through Nov 2, 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 Highlands County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.