HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4283-FL affected Indian River 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

Public assistance

$12.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

634

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6.1M

Debris Removal$2.6M

Utilities$2.0M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M

Buildings and Equipment$191K

Roads and Bridges$58K

Total PA obligated$12.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$155K

Renter-approved dollars$57K

Intake IHP dollars$425K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations634

About this declaration

What DR-4283-FL means

DR-4283-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Indian River 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 Indian River County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.