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Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene: FEMA major disaster declaration DR-4828-FL.

BeganSep 23, 2024
DeclaredSep 28, 2024
EndedOct 7, 2024
FEMA declarationDR-4828-FL

Counties

Counties in the FEMA declaration (DR-4828-FL) approved for individual assistance. Each links to the county page.

Disaster declarations

The Governor's and FEMA's declarations for Helene, as published. They are the State's and FEMA's decisions, not Florida VOAD's; each links to the order itself.

Federal declaration DR-4828-FL Hurricane Helene

Signed September 28, 2024 · 31 counties

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Franklin, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hernando, Hillsborough, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lee, Leon, Levy, Madison, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Putnam, Sarasota, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla

Alachua CountyBaker CountyBay CountyBradford CountyBrevard CountyBroward CountyCalhoun CountyCharlotte CountyCitrus CountyClay CountyCollier CountyColumbia CountyDeSoto CountyDixie CountyDuval CountyEscambia CountyFlagler CountyFranklin CountyGadsden CountyGilchrist CountyGlades CountyGulf CountyHamilton CountyHardee CountyHendry CountyHernando CountyHighlands CountyHillsborough CountyHolmes CountyIndian River CountyJackson CountyJefferson CountyLafayette CountyLake CountyLee CountyLeon CountyLevy CountyLiberty CountyMadison CountyManatee CountyMarion CountyMartin CountyMiami-Dade CountyMonroe CountyNassau CountyOkaloosa CountyOkeechobee CountyOrange CountyOsceola CountyPalm Beach CountyPasco CountyPinellas CountyPolk CountyPutnam CountySanta Rosa CountySarasota CountySeminole CountySt. Johns CountySt. Lucie CountySumter CountySuwannee CountyTaylor CountyUnion CountyVolusia CountyWakulla CountyWalton CountyWashington County

Shaded: counties in the declaration.

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Timeline

  • Incident period began.

  • FEMA declared a major disaster, DR-4828-FL.

  • Incident period ended.

This record was started from the federal declaration. Officer updates and member reports are added in the portal as they are recorded.

Members that responded

No member organizations have reported their work on this event yet. Members add it from the portal.

Situation reports

Public summaries. Members can open the full reports in the portal.

No situation reports have been released publicly yet. Members read every report in the portal.

Official records

FEMA DR-4828-FL

Outside records are linked as published by their agencies. Florida VOAD figures are as reported by member organizations.