HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4830-GA affected Ben Hill 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

$2.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

3,087

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$999K

Debris Removal$492K

Emergency Protective Measures$301K

Management Costs$113K

Roads and Bridges$81K

Buildings and Equipment$4K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K

Total PA obligated$2.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.5M

Renter-approved dollars$697K

Intake IHP dollars$4.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations3,087

About this declaration

What DR-4830-GA means

DR-4830-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Ben Hill 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 Ben Hill County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.