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Disaster detail

HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Spotsylvania 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
$4.1M
Project obligations
Registrations
322
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Utilities$3.7M
Debris Removal$239K
Emergency Protective Measures$153K
Buildings and Equipment$2K
Emergency Work Donated Resources$813
Total PA obligated$4.1M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$182K
Renter-approved dollars$32K
Intake IHP dollars$428K
Validated phase 2 dollars$428K
Tracked registrations322
About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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