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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Lancaster 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
$1.3M
Project obligations
Registrations
888
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$668K
Debris Removal$550K
Emergency Protective Measures$68K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Total PA obligated$1.3M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$665K
Renter-approved dollars$210K
Intake IHP dollars$1.8M
Validated phase 2 dollars$1.8M
Tracked registrations888
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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