Disaster Declaration for the State of South Carolina
FEMA Notice Date: September 28th, 2024
On September 29, 2024, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared that federal disaster aid with individual assistance has been made available to counties in South Carolina to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene on September 25, 2024, and continuing. On October 2, 2024, three additional counties were granted individual assistance. On October 4, 2024, 2 additional counties were granted individual assistance. On October 4, 2024, two additional counties were granted individual assistance, and on October 5, 2024, one more county was granted individual assistance and on October 6, 2024, 2 more counties were granted individual assistance. On October 9, 2024, 3 additional counties were granted individual assistance. On October 10, 2024, 2 additional counties were granted individual assistance. On October 24, 2024, FEMA established the end date of 10/7/2024.
| Impacted Counties | FEMA Link | FEMA Notice Date |
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Aiken Anderson Bamberg Barnwell Cherokee Greenville Greenwood Lexington Newberry Oconee Pickens Salula Spartanburg |
9/28/2024 |
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Edgefield Laurens Union |
10/2/2024 |
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Abbeville Richland |
10/4/2024 |
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Allendale McCormick |
10/4/2024 |
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Hampton |
10/5/2024 |
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Jasper York |
10/6/2024 |
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Chester Kershaw Orangeburg |
10/9/2024 |
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Beaufort Fairfield |
10/10/2024 |
If the subject property is in one of the designated counties above, please refer to OCMBC Disaster Policy for full requirements.
OCMBC will continue to monitor the impacted areas and we may add or remove counties on the list above as necessary.
The Disaster Policy, this memo and the list of current Disaster Declarations is maintained on the intranet Risk/Quality Control Disaster Notices site.