HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Colonial Heights 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

Public assistance

$734K

Project obligations

Registrations

451

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$496K

Emergency Protective Measures$175K

Utilities$30K

Roads and Bridges$17K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$9K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K

Buildings and Equipment$2K

Total PA obligated$734K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$88K

Renter-approved dollars$33K

Intake IHP dollars$245K

Validated phase 2 dollars$245K

Tracked registrations451

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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