HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4830-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-4830-GA

Declared

Sep 30, 2024

Public assistance

$732K

Project obligations

Registrations

5,915

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$357K

Debris Removal$256K

Buildings and Equipment$90K

Management Costs$14K

Utilities$11K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Total PA obligated$732K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.8M

Renter-approved dollars$788K

Intake IHP dollars$5.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations5,915

About this declaration

What DR-4830-GA means

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