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Disaster detail

REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FRED

DR-4617-NC affected Transylvania County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4617-NC
Declared
Sep 8, 2021
DR
Public assistance
$763K
Project obligations
Registrations
491
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$354K
Utilities$348K
Roads and Bridges$36K
Management Costs$25K
Total PA obligated$763K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$242K
Renter-approved dollars$19K
Intake IHP dollars$523K
Validated phase 2 dollars$823K
Tracked registrations491
About this declaration

What DR-4617-NC means

DR-4617-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Transylvania County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Aug 16, 2021 through Aug 18, 2021. 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 Transylvania County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.