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DR-44-SCDRHurricane

Hurricanes

Major Disaster Declaration for South Carolina, declared Aug 20, 1955, statewide.

Individuals and Households ProgramIndividual AssistancePublic AssistanceHazard Mitigation
Declaration
DR-44-SC
Type
Major Disaster Declaration
State or territory
South Carolina
Incident type
Hurricane
Declared
Aug 20, 1955
Requested
Aug 20, 1955 · request 55016
Incident began
Aug 20, 1955
Incident ended
Aug 20, 1955
Incident period
1 day
Closed out
Jan 1, 1959
Fiscal year
1955
FEMA region
Region 4
Designated incident types
Flood

Designated areas

The declaration covers the whole of South Carolina (statewide designation).

Other declarations for the same event

DeclaredNumberTitleHazardStateAreasPrograms
Aug 13, 1955 DR-37-NC Hurricanes Hurricane NCstatewideIAPAHM