HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4830-GA affected Atkinson County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4830-GA

Declared

Sep 30, 2024

Public assistance

$18.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

2,694

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$16.8M

Management Costs$882K

Emergency Protective Measures$428K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$172K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$110K

Utilities$79K

Roads and Bridges$58K

Buildings and Equipment$4K

Total PA obligated$18.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.4M

Renter-approved dollars$701K

Intake IHP dollars$10.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations2,694

About this declaration

What DR-4830-GA means

DR-4830-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Atkinson County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Sep 24, 2024 through Oct 30, 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 Atkinson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.