HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected King William 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

$154K

Project obligations

Registrations

472

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$133K

Emergency Protective Measures$19K

Buildings and Equipment$2K

Total PA obligated$154K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$294K

Renter-approved dollars$45K

Intake IHP dollars$680K

Validated phase 2 dollars$680K

Tracked registrations472

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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