Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4283-FL affected St. Johns 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
DR
Public assistance
$62.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
5,198
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$25.8M
Debris Removal$14.2M
Utilities$9.2M
Roads and Bridges$9.0M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1.9M
Buildings and Equipment$1.5M
Emergency Work Donated Resources$544K
Water Control Facilities$410K
Total PA obligated$62.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$7.1M
Renter-approved dollars$1.7M
Intake IHP dollars$17.6M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations5,198
About this declaration

What DR-4283-FL means

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