HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1492-MD affected Cecil 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

$322K

Project obligations

Registrations

341

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$114K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$78K

Emergency Protective Measures$49K

Utilities$45K

Roads and Bridges$31K

Buildings and Equipment$4K

Total PA obligated$322K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$476K

Renter-approved dollars$183K

Intake IHP dollars$1.3M

Validated phase 2 dollars$1.3M

Tracked registrations341

About this declaration

What DR-1492-MD means

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