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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Essex 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
$105K
Project obligations
Registrations
493
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$89K
Emergency Protective Measures$13K
Utilities$3K
Total PA obligated$105K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$458K
Renter-approved dollars$52K
Intake IHP dollars$1.0M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.0M
Tracked registrations493
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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