FEMAEM-3618-ALEmergencyDeclared September 26, 2024
EM-3618-AL: Alabama Hurricane Helene
FEMA made an emergency declaration for Alabama (EM-3618-AL) on September 26, 2024 for the incident of September 22, 2024 to September 29, 2024; it covers 67 designated areas. FEMA had approved obligated $54,377 in Public Assistance (as of May 17, 2026).
The declaration
- Declaration
- EM-3618-AL (also written FEMA-3618-EM)
- Type
- Emergency declaration
- State
- Alabama
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Helene
- Incident period
- September 22, 2024 to September 29, 2024
- Declared
- September 26, 2024
- Programs declared
- Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 4
- Place in the year
- the only emergency declaration for Alabama in 2024
- Status
- open (not yet closed out by FEMA)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autauga (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Baldwin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Barbour (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bibb (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Blount (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Bullock (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Butler (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Calhoun (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chambers (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cherokee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Chilton (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Choctaw (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clarke (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Clay (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cleburne (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Coffee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Colbert (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Conecuh (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Coosa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Covington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Crenshaw (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Cullman (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dale (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Dallas (County) | — | Yes | — |
| DeKalb (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Elmore (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Escambia (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Etowah (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Fayette (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Geneva (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Greene (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Hale (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Henry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Houston (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jackson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Jefferson (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lamar (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lauderdale (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lawrence (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lee (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Limestone (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Lowndes (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Macon (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Madison (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marengo (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marion (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Marshall (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Mobile (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Monroe (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Montgomery (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Morgan (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Perry (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pickens (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Pike (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Randolph (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Russell (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Shelby (County) | — | Yes | — |
| St. Clair (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Sumter (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Talladega (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tallapoosa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Tuscaloosa (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Walker (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Wilcox (County) | — | Yes | — |
| Winston (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?
$54,377Public Assistance obligated
Individual assistance figures as of n/a, public assistance as of May 17, 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/3618. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.