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SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-4241-SC affected Spartanburg County, South Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Flood
DR-4241-SC
Declared
Oct 5, 2015
DR
Public assistance
$700K
Project obligations
Registrations
321
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$513K
Roads and Bridges$94K
Buildings and Equipment$27K
Emergency Protective Measures$24K
Water Control Facilities$23K
Debris Removal$20K
Total PA obligated$700K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$179K
Renter-approved dollars$20K
Intake IHP dollars$398K
Validated phase 2 dollars$398K
Tracked registrations321
About this declaration

What DR-4241-SC means

DR-4241-SC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Spartanburg County, South Carolina, with an incident window starting Oct 1, 2015 through Oct 23, 2015. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Spartanburg County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.