HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Richmond 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

$34.9M

Project obligations

Registrations

5,053

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$26.9M

Roads and Bridges$4.7M

Emergency Protective Measures$2.2M

Utilities$538K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$393K

Buildings and Equipment$123K

Emergency Work Donated Resources$10K

Water Control Facilities$4K

Total PA obligated$34.9M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$1.3M

Renter-approved dollars$728K

Intake IHP dollars$4.1M

Validated phase 2 dollars$4.1M

Tracked registrations5,053

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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