WILDFIRES

DR-4293-TN affected Sevier County, Tennessee. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Fire

DR-4293-TN

Declared

Dec 15, 2016

Public assistance

$2.6M

Project obligations

Registrations

1,383

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$1.2M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.2M

Emergency Work Donated Resources$200K

Total PA obligated$2.6M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.2M

Renter-approved dollars$2.2M

Intake IHP dollars$6.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$6.9M

Tracked registrations1,383

About this declaration

What DR-4293-TN means

DR-4293-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sevier County, Tennessee, with an incident window starting Nov 28, 2016 through Dec 9, 2016. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as fire.

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