HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4828-FL affected Union 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

$134K

Project obligations

Registrations

586

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$101K

Emergency Protective Measures$33K

Total PA obligated$134K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$713K

Renter-approved dollars$173K

Intake IHP dollars$1.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations586

About this declaration

What DR-4828-FL means

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