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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Halifax 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
$44K
Project obligations
Registrations
63
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Buildings and Equipment$14K
Emergency Protective Measures$11K
Utilities$10K
Debris Removal$8K
Roads and Bridges$1K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$323
Total PA obligated$44K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$25K
Renter-approved dollars$2K
Intake IHP dollars$53K
Validated phase 2 dollars$53K
Tracked registrations63
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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