HURRICANE HELENE

DR-4829-SC affected Oconee 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

$1.8M

Project obligations

Registrations

6,237

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.3M

Emergency Protective Measures$367K

Utilities$67K

Roads and Bridges$41K

Buildings and Equipment$29K

Management Costs$11K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$4K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$3K

Total PA obligated$1.8M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$2.7M

Renter-approved dollars$866K

Intake IHP dollars$7.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$7.1M

Tracked registrations6,237

About this declaration

What DR-4829-SC means

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