HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC affected Washington 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

Public assistance

$148K

Project obligations

Registrations

332

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$50K

Buildings and Equipment$39K

Utilities$28K

Emergency Protective Measures$19K

Roads and Bridges$6K

Water Control Facilities$6K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$400

Total PA obligated$148K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$151K

Renter-approved dollars$57K

Intake IHP dollars$415K

Validated phase 2 dollars$436K

Tracked registrations332

About this declaration

What DR-4285-NC means

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