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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1494-DE affected Kent County, Delaware. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1494-DE
Declared
Sep 20, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$670K
Project obligations
Registrations
60
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$396K
Emergency Protective Measures$195K
Utilities$56K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K
Buildings and Equipment$8K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$7K
Total PA obligated$670K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$62K
Renter-approved dollars$14K
Intake IHP dollars$151K
Validated phase 2 dollars$151K
Tracked registrations60
About this declaration

What DR-1494-DE means

DR-1494-DE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kent County, Delaware, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2003 through Sep 29, 2003. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as hurricane.

When FEMA issues a declaration, it can authorize Individual Assistance (IA), Public Assistance (PA), or Hazard Mitigation (HM) programs — or any combination. IA covers direct aid to households: housing repairs, rental assistance, and other needs. PA funds infrastructure repair and emergency protective measures managed by local governments and nonprofits. The dollar figures on this page reflect what FEMA's open datasets report as obligated, which may differ from final disbursements.

This declaration is one entry in the broader Kent County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.