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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1494-DE affected Sussex 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
$220K
Project obligations
Registrations
91
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$117K
Debris Removal$56K
Utilities$36K
Buildings and Equipment$6K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$2K
Total PA obligated$220K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$68K
Renter-approved dollars$7K
Intake IHP dollars$151K
Validated phase 2 dollars$151K
Tracked registrations91
About this declaration

What DR-1494-DE means

DR-1494-DE is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Sussex 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 Sussex County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.