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Disaster detail

TROPICAL STORM HELENE

DR-4831-VA affected Russell County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Tropical Storm
DR-4831-VA
Declared
Oct 1, 2024
DR
Public assistance
$120K
Project obligations
Registrations
783
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$102K
Debris Removal$13K
Management Costs$6K
Total PA obligated$120K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$567K
Renter-approved dollars$60K
Intake IHP dollars$1.3M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M
Tracked registrations783
About this declaration

What DR-4831-VA means

DR-4831-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Russell County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Sep 25, 2024 through Oct 3, 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 Russell County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.