TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4832-TN affected Cocke County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Tropical Storm

DR-4832-TN

Declared

Oct 2, 2024

Public assistance

$13.1M

Project obligations

Registrations

2,484

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$7.4M

Utilities$3.0M

Buildings and Equipment$1.8M

Emergency Protective Measures$843K

Debris Removal$148K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$43K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$20K

Management Costs$2K

Total PA obligated$13.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$5.0M

Renter-approved dollars$1.1M

Intake IHP dollars$12.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$12.1M

Tracked registrations2,484

About this declaration

What DR-4832-TN means

DR-4832-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Cocke County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Sep 26, 2024 through Sep 30, 2024. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as tropical storm.

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