HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1492-MD affected Baltimore city, 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

Public assistance

$6.2M

Project obligations

Registrations

5,865

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$2.8M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.0M

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$871K

Debris Removal$400K

Water Control Facilities$152K

Roads and Bridges$2K

Total PA obligated$6.2M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$10.9M

Renter-approved dollars$2.8M

Intake IHP dollars$27.4M

Validated phase 2 dollars$27.4M

Tracked registrations5,865

About this declaration

What DR-1492-MD means

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