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Disaster detail

REMNANTS OF HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4848-KY affected Franklin County, Kentucky. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tropical Storm
DR-4848-KY
Declared
Nov 26, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$3.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.9M
Debris Removal$764K
Management Costs$732K
Utilities$187K
Emergency Protective Measures$33K
Total PA obligated$3.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-4848-KY means

DR-4848-KY is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Franklin County, Kentucky, with an incident window starting Sep 27, 2024 through Sep 30, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tropical storm.

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 Franklin County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.