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NC DPS »   Our Organization »   Emergency Management »   Past Disasters »   Hurricane Florence 2018 »   Emergency Declarations

Emergency Declarations

Disaster Declarations - 34 counties declared for IA; 51 counties declared for PA 

Individual Assistance (IA) is an important resource for community members recovering from a disaster. 

Public Assistance (PA) is federal assistance to state, tribal and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations for emergency work and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities, which may include debris removal, emergency protective meastures, roads/bridges, water control facilities, buildings/equipment, utilities, and parks/recreational facilities. 

  • Nov 15: PA: Guilford and McDowell
  • Oct 26: IA: Chatham, Durham and Guilford
  • Oct 25: PA: Alamance, Madison, Polk, Rowan and Tyrrell 
  • Oct 23: PA: Bertie, Davidson and Orange. Note: Pitt approved for Public Assistance Categories C-G
  • Oct. 14: IA: Anson, Orange and Union 
  • Oct. 12: PA: Allegany, Anson, Ashe, Cabarrus, Chatham, Dare, Granville, Montgomery, Person, Randolph, Stanly, Union, and Yancey 
  • Sept. 28: IA/PA: Greene
  • Sept. 24: IA/PA: Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Pitt, Richmond, Scotland and Wilson
  • Sept. 17: IA/PA: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Jones, Lenoir, Robeson, Sampson and Wayne
  • Sept. 14: IA/PA: Beaufort, Brunswick, Carteret, Craven, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico and Pender

Executive Orders

  • Executive Order 51 - Declaration of Statewide State of Emergency (Transportation Waiver), Sept 7, 2018
  • Executive Order 52 - Motor Vehicle Regulation Waivers, Sept 7, 2018
  • Executive Order 53 - Waiver of Fuel Vapor Regulations, Sept 10, 2018 
  • Executive Order 54 - Mandatory Evacuation of Barrier Islands Sept. 11, 2018
  • Executive Order 55 - Amending Executive Order 52 and Providing for Temporary Suspension of Motor Vehicle Regulations to Ensure Restoration of Utility Services and Transporting Essentials, Sept. 14, 2018
  • Executive Order 56 - Modification and Partial Recission of Mandatory Evacution Order for North Carolina Islands
  • Executive Order 57 - Temporary Suspension of Enforcement on Certain Regulations Related to the Use of Nonhighway Diesel Fuel
  • Executive Order 58 - Donating State Surplus Property to Assist in Hurricane Florence Response and Recovery Efforts
  • Executive Order 59 - Amending Executive Order 55 and Partially Rescinding Executive Order 52, and Providing for Temporary Suspension of Motor Vehicle Regulations to Ensure Restoration of Utility Services and Transporting Essentials, Sept. 20, 2018
  • Executive Order 60 - Amending Executive Order 57 to Permit Sale, Distribution and Use of Certain Nonhighway Diesel Fuels in Support of Hurricane Florence Relief Efforts, Sept. 20, 2018
  • Executive Order 61 - Suspending Collection of Certain Tolls on Ferries Transporting Residents and Disaster Relief Supplies to Areas Impacted by Hurricane Florence
  • Executive Order 62 - Directing Hurricane-Related Debris Removal from Public Rights-of-Way by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Sept. 21, 2018

Agricultural Designations

Oct. 5 - USDA has designated 68 North Carolina counties elegible for Farm Service Agency (FSA) emergency loans in the wake of Hurricane Florence. Find more info here.

Alamance, Alleghany, Anson, Ashe, Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Carteret, Caswell, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare,  Davidson, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Guilford, Harnett, Hoke, Hyde, Iredell, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenior, McDowell, Madison, Martin, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Montgomery, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Richmond, Robeson, Rockingham, Rowan, Sampson, Scotland, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Tyrrell, Union, Vance, Wake, Washington, Watauga, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilson, Yancey

 

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