HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Prince 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

$872K

Project obligations

Registrations

235

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Emergency Protective Measures$333K

Debris Removal$321K

Utilities$218K

Total PA obligated$872K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$197K

Renter-approved dollars$32K

Intake IHP dollars$461K

Validated phase 2 dollars$461K

Tracked registrations235

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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