HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4286-SC affected Lee County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Hurricane

DR-4286-SC

Declared

Oct 11, 2016

Public assistance

$224K

Project obligations

Registrations

430

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$130K

Buildings and Equipment$66K

Emergency Protective Measures$17K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$11K

Total PA obligated$224K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$229K

Renter-approved dollars$10K

Intake IHP dollars$477K

Validated phase 2 dollars$477K

Tracked registrations430

About this declaration

What DR-4286-SC means

DR-4286-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Lee County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Oct 4, 2016 through Oct 30, 2016. 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 Lee County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.