HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4829-SC affected Kershaw 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

$155K

Project obligations

Registrations

1,638

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$70K

Utilities$57K

Debris Removal$20K

Management Costs$8K

Total PA obligated$155K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$797K

Renter-approved dollars$204K

Intake IHP dollars$2.0M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.0M

Tracked registrations1,638

About this declaration

What DR-4829-SC means

DR-4829-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kershaw 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 Kershaw County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.