HURRICANE MICHAEL

DR-4400-GA affected Thomas 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

Public assistance

$2.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,179

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$1.2M

Debris Removal$1.1M

Emergency Protective Measures$138K

Buildings and Equipment$58K

Management Costs$22K

Roads and Bridges$10K

Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$187K

Renter-approved dollars$70K

Intake IHP dollars$514K

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations1,179

About this declaration

What DR-4400-GA means

DR-4400-GA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Thomas 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 Thomas County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.