Individuals and businesses need the applicable FEMA Disaster Declaration Number for multiple purposes, including claiming disaster losses on their tax returns.
Here are the applicable FEMA disaster declaration numbers for the states affected by Hurricane Helene (links to applicable pages on the FEMA website):
- Alabama (EM-3618-AL)
- Florida (DR-4828-FL)
- Georgia (DR-4830-GA)
- North Carolina (DR-4827-NC)
- South Carolina (DR-4829-SC)
- Tennessee (DR-4832-TN)
- Virginia (DR-4831-VA)