HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4829-SC affected Beaufort County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4829-SC

Declared

Sep 29, 2024

Public assistance

$444K

Project obligations

Registrations

4,088

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$343K

Emergency Protective Measures$77K

Buildings and Equipment$13K

Management Costs$8K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K

Total PA obligated$444K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$4.6M

Renter-approved dollars$767K

Intake IHP dollars$10.8M

Validated phase 2 dollars$10.8M

Tracked registrations4,088

About this declaration

What DR-4829-SC means

DR-4829-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Beaufort County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 25, 2024 through Oct 7, 2024. 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 Beaufort County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.