Disaster detail

HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC affected Bertie 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
$1.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,066
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$465K
Utilities$421K
Debris Removal$85K
Buildings and Equipment$63K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$47K
Roads and Bridges$22K
Water Control Facilities$3K
Total PA obligated$1.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$666K
Renter-approved dollars$256K
Intake IHP dollars$1.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M
Tracked registrations1,066
About this declaration

What DR-4285-NC means

DR-4285-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Bertie 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 Bertie County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.