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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1492-MD affected Allegany County, Maryland. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1492-MD
Declared
Sep 19, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$11K
Project obligations
Registrations
13
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$8K
Debris Removal$2K
Buildings and Equipment$890
Total PA obligated$11K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$32K
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$64K
Validated phase 2 dollars$64K
Tracked registrations13
About this declaration

What DR-1492-MD means

DR-1492-MD is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Allegany County, Maryland, 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 Allegany County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.