HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC affected Wayne 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

$7.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

6,916

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$2.3M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.4M

Debris Removal$1.2M

Water Control Facilities$911K

Roads and Bridges$681K

Buildings and Equipment$287K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$254K

Total PA obligated$7.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$6.6M

Renter-approved dollars$3.4M

Intake IHP dollars$20.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$20.8M

Tracked registrations6,916

About this declaration

What DR-4285-NC means

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