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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Albemarle County, Virginia. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Hurricane
DR-1491-VA
Declared
Sep 18, 2003
DR
Public assistance
$123K
Project obligations
Registrations
106
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$52K
Roads and Bridges$36K
Debris Removal$29K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$4K
Water Control Facilities$2K
Total PA obligated$123K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$54K
Renter-approved dollars$16K
Intake IHP dollars$162K
Validated phase 2 dollars$162K
Tracked registrations106
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

DR-1491-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Albemarle County, Virginia, with an incident window starting Sep 18, 2003 through Oct 1, 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 Albemarle County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.