FEMADR-4830-GAMajor disasterDeclared September 30, 2024
DR-4830-GA: Georgia Hurricane Helene
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Georgia (DR-4830-GA) on September 30, 2024 for the incident of September 24, 2024 to October 30, 2024; it covers 94 designated areas. FEMA had approved $395.9 million for 220,900 households through the Individuals and Households Program (as of October 1, 2026) and obligated $1.7 billion in Public Assistance (as of October 1, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-4830-GA (also written FEMA-4830-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Georgia
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Helene
- Incident period
- September 24, 2024 to October 30, 2024
- Declared
- September 30, 2024
- Programs declared
- Individuals and Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the second of 2 major disaster declarations for Georgia in 2024
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
- Registration deadline (individual help)
- February 7, 2025
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 | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appling (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Atkinson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bacon (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Baldwin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Banks (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ben Hill (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Berrien (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bleckley (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Brantley (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Brooks (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bryan (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bulloch (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Burke (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Butts (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Camden (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Candler (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Charlton (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chatham (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Clinch (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Coffee (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colquitt (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Columbia (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cook (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Crisp (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dawson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Decatur (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Dodge (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dooly (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Echols (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Effingham (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Elbert (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Emanuel (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Evans (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Fulton (County) | Yes | — | Yes |
| Gilmer (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Glascock (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Glynn (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Grady (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Habersham (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Hancock (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hart (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Irwin (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jasper (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Jeff Davis (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jefferson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Jenkins (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Johnson (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Lanier (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Laurens (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberty (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lincoln (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Long (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lowndes (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Lumpkin (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| McDuffie (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| McIntosh (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mitchell (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Montgomery (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Newton (County) | Yes | — | Yes |
| Oglethorpe (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Paulding (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pierce (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Pulaski (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Putnam (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Rabun (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Richmond (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Screven (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stephens (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Taliaferro (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tattnall (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Telfair (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Thomas (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tift (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Toombs (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Treutlen (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Turner (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Twiggs (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Ware (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Warren (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washington (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wayne (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wheeler (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| White (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilcox (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Wilkes (County) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wilkinson (County) | — | Yes | Yes |
| Worth (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?
220,900households approved for help (IHP)
$395.9 millionIndividuals and Households Program approved
$139.5 millionof it for housing
$256.4 millionof it for other needs
$1.7 billionPublic Assistance obligated
$16.1 millionHazard Mitigation Grant Program obligated
Individual assistance figures as of October 1, 2026, public assistance as of October 1, 2026. FEMA updates both as applications are decided.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/4830. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application. Registration for individual help closed on February 7, 2025.