Disaster detail

HURRICANE MICHAEL

DR-4400-GA affected Early County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4400-GA
Declared
Oct 14, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$634K
Project obligations
Registrations
1,968
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$351K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$121K
Emergency Protective Measures$86K
Utilities$46K
Management Costs$24K
Roads and Bridges$7K
Total PA obligated$634K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$780K
Renter-approved dollars$193K
Intake IHP dollars$1.9M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations1,968
About this declaration

What DR-4400-GA means

DR-4400-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Early County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Oct 9, 2018 through Oct 23, 2018. 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 Early County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.