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Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4832-TN affected Sullivan 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
DR
Public assistance
$3.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
1
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$3.0M
Debris Removal$476K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K
Emergency Protective Measures$12K
Buildings and Equipment$7K
Total PA obligated$3.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations1
About this declaration

What DR-4832-TN means

DR-4832-TN is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sullivan 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 Sullivan County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.