HURRICANE MATTHEW

DR-4286-SC affected Richland 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

$47.0M

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$34.3M

Emergency Protective Measures$5.3M

Roads and Bridges$2.6M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$2.5M

Water Control Facilities$1.9M

Utilities$305K

Buildings and Equipment$151K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$158

Total PA obligated$47.0M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0

Renter-approved dollars$0

Intake IHP dollars$0

Validated phase 2 dollars$0

Tracked registrations0

About this declaration

What DR-4286-SC means

DR-4286-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Richland 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 Richland County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.