Disaster detail

HURRICANE DEBBY

DR-4806-FL affected Lafayette County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tropical Storm
DR-4806-FL
Declared
Aug 10, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$687K
Project obligations
Registrations
540
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$401K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$181K
Emergency Protective Measures$63K
Management Costs$43K
Total PA obligated$687K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$912K
Renter-approved dollars$133K
Intake IHP dollars$2.1M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations540
About this declaration

What DR-4806-FL means

DR-4806-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lafayette County, Florida, with an incident window starting Aug 1, 2024 through Aug 27, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tropical storm.

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 Lafayette County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.