HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected King and Queen 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

Public assistance

$20K

Project obligations

Registrations

352

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$15K

Debris Removal$4K

Buildings and Equipment$196

Total PA obligated$20K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$233K

Renter-approved dollars$22K

Intake IHP dollars$518K

Validated phase 2 dollars$518K

Tracked registrations352

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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