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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1490-NC affected Franklin 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
$343K
Project obligations
Registrations
111
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$212K
Debris Removal$86K
Emergency Protective Measures$26K
Buildings and Equipment$17K
Roads and Bridges$2K
Total PA obligated$343K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$73K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$173K
Validated phase 2 dollars$164K
Tracked registrations111
About this declaration

What DR-1490-NC means

DR-1490-NC is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Franklin 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 Franklin County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.