HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4830-GA affected Columbia 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

$75.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

39,955

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$65.2M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3.5M

Management Costs$2.5M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.2M

Buildings and Equipment$1.2M

Water Control Facilities$300K

Roads and Bridges$108K

Utilities$39K

Total PA obligated$75.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$23.1M

Renter-approved dollars$9.0M

Intake IHP dollars$64.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations39,955

About this declaration

What DR-4830-GA means

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