HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4284-GA affected Effingham County, Georgia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4284-GA

Declared

Oct 8, 2016

Public assistance

$1.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,091

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$837K

Roads and Bridges$210K

Emergency Protective Measures$146K

Buildings and Equipment$131K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$106K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$60K

Utilities$4K

Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$313K

Renter-approved dollars$29K

Intake IHP dollars$683K

Validated phase 2 dollars$683K

Tracked registrations1,091

About this declaration

What DR-4284-GA means

DR-4284-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Effingham County, Georgia, with an incident window starting Oct 4, 2016 through Oct 15, 2016. 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 Effingham County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.