HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Hopewell 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

$493K

Project obligations

Registrations

618

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$315K

Emergency Protective Measures$112K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$36K

Buildings and Equipment$14K

Roads and Bridges$8K

Utilities$8K

Total PA obligated$493K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$190K

Renter-approved dollars$28K

Intake IHP dollars$440K

Validated phase 2 dollars$440K

Tracked registrations618

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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