FEMA Major Disaster Declaration – Georgia Hurricane Helene
FEMA Alert
September 30, 2024
***Last Update: 11/6/24***
FEMA has issued a Major Disaster Declaration for the state of Georgia to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in areas affected by Hurricane Helene from September 24 – October 30, 2024. The following counties have been approved for assistance:
Individual Assistance:
- Appling
- Atkinson
- Bacon
- Ben Hill
- Berrien
- Brantley
- Brooks
- Bryan
- Bulloch
- Burke
- Butts
- Camden
- Candler
- Charlton
- Chatham
- Clinch
- Coffee
- Colquitt
- Columbia
- Cook
- Dodge
- Echols
- Effingham
- Elbert
- Emanuel
- Evans
- Fulton
- Glascock
- Glynn
- Hancock
- Irwin
- Jeff Davis
- Jefferson
- Jenkins
- Johnson
- Lanier
- Laurens
- Liberty
- Lincoln
- Long
- Lowndes
- McDuffie
- McIntosh
- Montgomery
- Newton
- Pierce
- Rabun
- Richmond
- Screven
- Stephens
- Taliaferro
- Tattnall
- Telfair
- Thomas
- Tift
- Toombs
- Treutlen
- Ware
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Wheeler
- Wilkes
Public Assistance:
- Appling
- Atkinson
- Bacon
- Baldwin
- Banks
- Ben Hill
- Berrien
- Bleckley
- Brantley
- Brooks
- Bryan
- Bulloch
- Burke
- Butts
- Camden
- Candler
- Charlton
- Chatham
- Clinch
- Coffee
- Colquitt
- Columbia
- Cook
- Crisp
- Dawson
- Decatur
- Dodge
- Dooly
- Echols
- Effingham
- Elbert
- Emanuel
- Evans
- Franklin
- Gilmer
- Glascock
- Glynn
- Grady
- Greene
- Habersham
- Hancock
- Hart
- Irwin
- Jackson
- Jasper
- Jeff Davis
- Jefferson
- Jenkins
- Johnson
- Lamar
- Lanier
- Laurens
- Liberty
- Lincoln
- Long
- Lowndes
- Lumpkin
- Madison
- McDuffie
- McIntosh
- Mitchell
- Monroe
- Montgomery
- Oglethorpe
- Paulding
- Pierce
- Pike
- Pulaski
- Putnam
- Rabun
- Richmond
- Screven
- Stephens
- Taliaferro
- Tattnall
- Telfair
- Thomas
- Tift
- Toombs
- Treutlen
- Turner
- Twiggs
- Ware
- Warren
- Washington
- Wayne
- Wheeler
- White
- Wilcox
- Wilkes
- Wilkinson
- Worth
Georgia Hurricane Helene (DR-4830-GA)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Georgia
Additional Resources
FEMA’s web site
FEMA’s Disaster Declaration Process
Safeguard Properties Industry Alerts
VA’s Policy Regarding Natural Disasters