HURRICANE ISABEL

DR-1491-VA affected Westmoreland 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

$754K

Project obligations

Registrations

682

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Debris Removal$302K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$200K

Emergency Protective Measures$104K

Roads and Bridges$77K

Buildings and Equipment$46K

Utilities$24K

Total PA obligated$754K

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$297K

Renter-approved dollars$85K

Intake IHP dollars$765K

Validated phase 2 dollars$765K

Tracked registrations682

About this declaration

What DR-1491-VA means

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