Disaster detail

HURRICANE MICHAEL

DR-4399-FL affected Washington County, Florida. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4399-FL
Declared
Oct 11, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$136.8M
Project obligations
Registrations
3,172
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$124.6M
Management Costs$8.4M
Emergency Protective Measures$1.6M
Buildings and Equipment$1.5M
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$490K
Water Control Facilities$124K
Utilities$76K
Debris Removal$13K
Total PA obligated$136.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.2M
Renter-approved dollars$334K
Intake IHP dollars$5.2M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations3,172
About this declaration

What DR-4399-FL means

DR-4399-FL is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Washington County, Florida, with an incident window starting Oct 7, 2018 through Oct 19, 2018. 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 Washington County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.