Severe Ice Storms, Rains and High Winds
Declared for Maine on Jan 13, 1998, covering 16 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 16 of them.
How this declaration unfolded
The incident period is the official window of the disaster. Damage generally has to fall inside it to qualify for FEMA help, and FEMA sometimes extends it, or adds counties and programs, as damage assessments come in.
What a major disaster declaration is
A major disaster declaration is the President's broadest disaster declaration. It is the only kind that can switch on the full set of FEMA programs, including help for individual households, rebuilding of public facilities and hazard mitigation. Which of those programs apply is decided area by area.
Which programs each area got
IA means households could apply to FEMA. PA reimburses local governments. HM funds mitigation projects.
| Area | Programs | Households could apply until |
|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Aroostook County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Cumberland County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Franklin County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Hancock County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Kennebec County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Knox County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Lincoln County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Oxford County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Penobscot County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Piscataquis County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Sagadahoc County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Somerset County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Waldo County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| Washington County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
| York County | IA declaredPA declaredHM not declared | Yes |
More from Maine: every FEMA declaration in Maine.