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Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC affected Anson County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4285-NC
Declared
Oct 10, 2016
DR
Public assistance
$455K
Project obligations
Registrations
95
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$337K
Emergency Protective Measures$95K
Buildings and Equipment$12K
Debris Removal$7K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K
Total PA obligated$455K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$23K
Renter-approved dollars$1K
Intake IHP dollars$48K
Validated phase 2 dollars$48K
Tracked registrations95
About this declaration

What DR-4285-NC means

DR-4285-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Anson County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Oct 4, 2016 through Oct 24, 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 Anson County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.