Disaster detail

HURRICANE FLORENCE

DR-4394-SC affected Chesterfield County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-4394-SC
Declared
Sep 16, 2018
DR
Public assistance
$3.6M
Project obligations
Registrations
1,376
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$1.7M
Roads and Bridges$1.1M
Emergency Protective Measures$337K
Debris Removal$229K
Management Costs$121K
Buildings and Equipment$86K
Water Control Facilities$45K
Total PA obligated$3.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$603K
Renter-approved dollars$69K
Intake IHP dollars$1.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M
Tracked registrations1,376
About this declaration

What DR-4394-SC means

DR-4394-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Chesterfield County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 8, 2018 through Oct 8, 2018. 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 Chesterfield County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.