HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Chesterfield 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

Public assistance

$8.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

5,888

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$7.5M

Emergency Protective Measures$1.5M

Buildings and Equipment$166K

Utilities$103K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$17K

Water Control Facilities$9K

Roads and Bridges$2K

Section 324 Management Costs$-559K

Total PA obligated$8.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.7M

Renter-approved dollars$242K

Intake IHP dollars$3.9M

Validated phase 2 dollars$3.9M

Tracked registrations5,888

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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