FEMADR-1134-NCMajor disasterDeclared September 6, 1996
DR-1134-NC: North Carolina Hurricane Fran
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for North Carolina (DR-1134-NC) on September 6, 1996 for the incident of September 5, 1996 to October 21, 1996; it covers 58 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1134-NC (also written FEMA-1134-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- North Carolina
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Fran
- Incident period
- September 5, 1996 to October 21, 1996
- Declared
- September 6, 1996
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the fourth of 4 major disaster declarations for North Carolina in 1996
- Status
- closed out on January 21, 2011
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Anson (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Beaufort (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bertie (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Bladen (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Brunswick (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Buncombe (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Carteret (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Caswell (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chatham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Chowan (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Columbus (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Craven (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Davidson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Duplin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Durham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Edgecombe (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Granville (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Guilford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Halifax (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Harnett (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Henderson (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Hertford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hoke (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hyde (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Johnston (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Jones (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lenoir (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Martin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Moore (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Nash (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| New Hanover (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Northampton (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Onslow (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Orange (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pamlico (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pender (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Person (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Pitt (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Polk (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Richmond (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Robeson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rockingham (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Rutherford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sampson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Scotland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Stanly (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Vance (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wake (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Warren (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Wilson (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1134. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.