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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Danville 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
$385K
Project obligations
Registrations
121
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$179K
Debris Removal$164K
Emergency Protective Measures$33K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$6K
Roads and Bridges$3K
Total PA obligated$385K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$41K
Renter-approved dollars$13K
Intake IHP dollars$108K
Validated phase 2 dollars$108K
Tracked registrations121
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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