Disaster detail

SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4241-SC affected Calhoun County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4241-SC
Declared
Oct 5, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$279K
Project obligations
Registrations
847
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$111K
Roads and Bridges$89K
Buildings and Equipment$31K
Emergency Protective Measures$29K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$10K
Debris Removal$7K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$279K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$330K
Renter-approved dollars$59K
Intake IHP dollars$779K
Validated phase 2 dollars$779K
Tracked registrations847
About this declaration

What DR-4241-SC means

DR-4241-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Calhoun County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Oct 1, 2015 through Oct 23, 2015. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Calhoun County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.