FEMA announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of South Carolina to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts due to emergency conditions resulting from Hurricane Idalia beginning Aug. 29, 2023, and continuing.
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Press Releases and Fact Sheets
At the direction of the Biden-Harris Administration, FEMA mobilized federal personnel and pre-positioned assets ahead of Hurricane Idalia. The Region 4 Regional Response Coordination Center in Atlanta activated to coordinate the federal government’s support to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
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FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration have approved $4.9 million in federal assistance for survivors of Hurricane Ian, which hit South Carolina in Sept. 2022.
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PDFs & Multimedia
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Final Environmental Assessment including FONSI signed 5/6/2024 for City of Columbia, Columbia Canal 2015 Flood Repairs, FEMA-DR-4241-SC, May 2024
South Carolina; Severe Storms and Tornadoes - Denial
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for the State of South Carolina's Denial on March 15, 2024, as a result of severe storms and tornadoes during the period of January 9-10, 2024.
Draft Environmental Assessment for City of Columbia, Columbia Canal 2015 Flood Repairs, FEMA-DR-4241-SC, April 2024
Final Environmental Assessment including FONSI signed 12/4/2023 for City of Columbia, Proposed Columbia Canal Resilient Water Supply, EMA-2020-BR-194-0033, December 2023
Draft Environmental Assessment for City of Columbia, Proposed Columbia Canal Resilient Water Supply, EMA-2020-BR-194-0033, October 2023
Public Notice, FEMA-4677-DR-SC, Major Disaster Declaration Hurricane Ian, 01-19-2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) hereby gives notice to the public of its intent to provide financial assistance to the State of South Carolina, local and Indian tribal governments, and private nonprofit organizations under major disaster declaration FEMA-4677-DR-SC. This notice applies to the Individual Assistance (IA) and Public Assistance (PA) programs implemented under the authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 5121-5207 (Stafford Act). This Public Notice concerns activities that may affect historic properties, activities that are located in or affect wetland areas and the 100-year floodplain, and activities that may involve critical actions within the 500-year floodplain. Such activities may adversely affect the historic property, floodplain or wetland, or may result in continuing vulnerability to flood damage.
South Carolina; FEMA-4677-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4677-DR; South Carolina as a result of Hurricane during the period of September 25 to October 4, 2022.
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Letter of Final Determination -- Oct. 27, 2022
LFD Date: 4/27/2022
FIRM Effective Date: 10/13/2022
States: Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and South Carolina
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), FEMA-DR-4241-SC, FEMA-DR-4286-SC, signed 3/15/2022