HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4285-NC affected Wilson 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

$2.5M

Project obligations

Registrations

734

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Water Control Facilities$1.1M

Buildings and Equipment$599K

Emergency Protective Measures$265K

Utilities$234K

Debris Removal$210K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$133K

Roads and Bridges$18K

Total PA obligated$2.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$341K

Renter-approved dollars$591K

Intake IHP dollars$1.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.9M

Tracked registrations734

About this declaration

What DR-4285-NC means

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