HURRICANE IRMA

DR-4337-FL affected Okeechobee County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4337-FL

Declared

Sep 10, 2017

Public assistance

$2.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

5,266

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.6M

Buildings and Equipment$408K

Utilities$340K

Emergency Protective Measures$339K

Direct Administrative Costs$112K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$96K

Roads and Bridges$51K

Total PA obligated$2.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M

Renter-approved dollars$496K

Intake IHP dollars$4.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations5,266

About this declaration

What DR-4337-FL means

DR-4337-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Okeechobee County, Florida, with an incident window starting Sep 4, 2017 through Oct 18, 2017. 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 Okeechobee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.