HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1492-MD affected Caroline 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

Public assistance

$571K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$482K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$31K

Emergency Protective Measures$30K

Debris Removal$25K

Buildings and Equipment$4K

Total PA obligated$571K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$55K

Renter-approved dollars$21K

Intake IHP dollars$153K

Validated phase 2 dollars$153K

Tracked registrations47

About this declaration

What DR-1492-MD means

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