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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1490-NC affected Camden County, North Carolina. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1490-NC
Declared
Sep 18, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$44K
Project obligations
Registrations
612
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$24K
Emergency Protective Measures$16K
Buildings and Equipment$5K
Total PA obligated$44K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$223K
Renter-approved dollars$38K
Intake IHP dollars$533K
Validated phase 2 dollars$300K
Tracked registrations612
About this declaration

What DR-1490-NC means

DR-1490-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Camden County, North Carolina, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2003 through Sep 26, 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 Camden County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.