HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4828-FL affected Lee 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

$7.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

9,363

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$6.5M

Buildings and Equipment$321K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$257K

Debris Removal$153K

Roads and Bridges$77K

Management Costs$41K

Water Control Facilities$33K

Utilities$17K

Total PA obligated$7.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$9.9M

Renter-approved dollars$4.4M

Intake IHP dollars$28.5M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations9,363

About this declaration

What DR-4828-FL means

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