FEMAEM-3379-GAEmergencyDeclared October 6, 2016
EM-3379-GA: Georgia Hurricane Matthew
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Georgia (EM-3379-GA) on October 6, 2016 for the incident of October 4, 2016 to October 15, 2016; it covers 30 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3379-GA (also written FEMA-3379-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Georgia
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Matthew
- Incident period
- October 4, 2016 to October 15, 2016
- Declared
- October 6, 2016
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Georgia in 2016
- Status
- closed out on April 18, 2018
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 | — |
| Atkinson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bacon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Brantley (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bryan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bulloch (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Burke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Camden (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Candler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Charlton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chatham (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clinch (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Echols (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Effingham (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Emanuel (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Evans (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Glynn (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jeff Davis (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jenkins (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Liberty (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Long (County) | — | Yes | — |
| McIntosh (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pierce (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Screven (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tattnall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Toombs (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Treutlen (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Ware (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wayne (County) | — | 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.
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/3379. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.