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Disaster detail

HURRICANE MILTON

DR-4834-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-4834-FL
Declared
Oct 11, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$989K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,486
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$651K
Emergency Protective Measures$291K
Management Costs$47K
Total PA obligated$989K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M
Renter-approved dollars$223K
Intake IHP dollars$3.5M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations1,486
About this declaration

What DR-4834-FL means

DR-4834-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Okeechobee 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 Okeechobee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.