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Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4284-GA affected Long 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
DR
Public assistance
$226K
Project obligations
Registrations
338
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$175K
Emergency Protective Measures$47K
Buildings and Equipment$4K
Total PA obligated$226K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$58K
Renter-approved dollars$28K
Intake IHP dollars$172K
Validated phase 2 dollars$172K
Tracked registrations338
About this declaration

What DR-4284-GA means

DR-4284-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Long 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 Long County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.