HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1492-MD affected Washington 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

$143K

Project obligations

Registrations

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$67K

Debris Removal$35K

Utilities$30K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$7K

Buildings and Equipment$2K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$1K

Roads and Bridges$1K

Total PA obligated$143K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$43K

Renter-approved dollars$7K

Intake IHP dollars$102K

Validated phase 2 dollars$102K

Tracked registrations48

About this declaration

What DR-1492-MD means

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