Disaster detail

HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4830-GA affected Wayne 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
DR
Public assistance
$1.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
4,296
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$303K
Management Costs$81K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$63K
Buildings and Equipment$30K
Utilities$19K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$3K
Total PA obligated$1.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.6M
Renter-approved dollars$802K
Intake IHP dollars$6.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations4,296
About this declaration

What DR-4830-GA means

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