FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – Florida Hurricane Helene
FEMA Alert
September 28, 2024
***Last Update: 11/26/24***
FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Florida to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Helene beginning September 23, 2024 and continuing. The following counties have been approved for assistance:
Individual Assistance:
- 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
Public Assistance:
- Alachua
- Baker
- Bay
- Bradford
- Calhoun
- Charlotte
- Citrus
- Clay
- Collier
- Columbia
- Dixie
- Duval
- Escambia
- Franklin
- Gadsden
- Gilchrist
- Gulf
- Hamilton
- Hernando
- Hillsborough
- Holmes
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Lafayette
- Lee
- Leon
- Levy
- Liberty
- Madison
- Manatee
- Marion
- Monroe
- Nassau
- Okaloosa
- Pasco
- Pinellas
- Putnam
- Santa Rosa
- Sarasota
- Sumter
- Suwannee
- Taylor
- Union
- Wakulla
- Walton
- Washington
Florida Hurricane Helene (DR-4828-FL)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Florida
Additional Resources
FEMA’s web site
FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process
Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts
VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters