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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Alexandria city, 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
$838K
Project obligations
Registrations
213
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$389K
Debris Removal$271K
Emergency Protective Measures$178K
Total PA obligated$838K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$181K
Renter-approved dollars$44K
Intake IHP dollars$449K
Validated phase 2 dollars$449K
Tracked registrations213
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

DR-1491-VA is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Alexandria city, 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 Alexandria city disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.