HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4829-SC affected McCormick 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

$981K

Project obligations

Registrations

2,895

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$771K

Roads and Bridges$94K

Debris Removal$45K

Management Costs$31K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$25K

Buildings and Equipment$14K

Total PA obligated$981K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.2M

Renter-approved dollars$417K

Intake IHP dollars$5.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$5.3M

Tracked registrations2,895

About this declaration

What DR-4829-SC means

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