HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4829-SC affected Lexington 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

$11.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

16,714

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$5.4M

Management Costs$4.1M

Debris Removal$1.1M

Utilities$904K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$193K

Roads and Bridges$35K

Buildings and Equipment$21K

Total PA obligated$11.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$7.3M

Renter-approved dollars$2.6M

Intake IHP dollars$19.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$20.1M

Tracked registrations16,714

About this declaration

What DR-4829-SC means

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