HURRICANE IDALIA

DR-4738-GA affected Brooks County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4738-GA

Declared

Sep 7, 2023

Public assistance

$4.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

437

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$3.4M

Management Costs$251K

Utilities$212K

Emergency Protective Measures$45K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K

Total PA obligated$4.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$346K

Renter-approved dollars$52K

Intake IHP dollars$796K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations437

About this declaration

What DR-4738-GA means

DR-4738-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Brooks County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Aug 30, 2023. 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 Brooks County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.