Severe Winter Storm
Declared for Maine on Dec 15, 2008, covering 6 designated areas. Households could apply to FEMA in 0 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 an emergency declaration is
An emergency declaration is narrower and usually comes fast, often before or during an event. It mostly pays for emergency work such as evacuations, shelters and debris clearance, and federal help under one is capped at $5 million unless the President finds that more is urgently needed and reports that to Congress. Help for individual households is rare under an emergency declaration.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Knox County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Lincoln County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Sagadahoc County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| Waldo County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
| York County | IA not declaredPA declaredHM not declared | — |
Same event, other declarations
| Declared | Declaration | Where | Households can apply? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2008 | Severe Winter StormEM-3296-MA · Emergency | Massachusetts | No |
| Dec 13, 2008 | Severe Winter StormEM-3297-NH · Emergency | New Hampshire | No |
| Dec 18, 2008 | Severe Winter StormEM-3299-NY · Emergency | New York | No |
| Jan 2, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1812-NH · Major disaster | New Hampshire | No |
| Jan 14, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1816-VT · Major disaster | Vermont | No |
| Jan 28, 2009 | Severe Winter StormEM-3301-AR · Emergency | Arkansas | No |
| Jan 28, 2009 | Severe Winter StormEM-3302-KY · Emergency | Kentucky | No |
| Jan 30, 2009 | Severe Winter StormEM-3303-MO · Emergency | Missouri | No |
| Feb 6, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1819-AR · Major disaster | Arkansas | No |
| Feb 17, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1822-MO · Major disaster | Missouri | No |
| Feb 17, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1823-OK · Major disaster | Oklahoma | No |
| Mar 2, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1826-IL · Major disaster | Illinois | No |
| Mar 4, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1827-NY · Major disaster | New York | No |
| Mar 5, 2009 | Severe Winter StormDR-1828-IN · Major disaster | Indiana | No |
More from Maine: every FEMA declaration in Maine.