HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4830-GA affected Candler 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

$19.4M

Project obligations

Registrations

2,802

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$18.7M

Debris Removal$202K

Utilities$137K

Water Control Facilities$110K

Buildings and Equipment$103K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$49K

Management Costs$39K

Roads and Bridges$22K

Total PA obligated$19.4M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.6M

Renter-approved dollars$789K

Intake IHP dollars$6.7M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations2,802

About this declaration

What DR-4830-GA means

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