HURRICANE FLORENCE

DR-4394-SC affected Darlington 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

Public assistance

$2.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

665

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$895K

Water Control Facilities$671K

Emergency Protective Measures$282K

Debris Removal$91K

Buildings and Equipment$37K

Roads and Bridges$36K

Management Costs$16K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$11K

Total PA obligated$2.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$344K

Renter-approved dollars$53K

Intake IHP dollars$794K

Validated phase 2 dollars$794K

Tracked registrations665

About this declaration

What DR-4394-SC means

DR-4394-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Darlington 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 Darlington County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.