SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING

DR-1755-ME affected Aroostook County, Maine. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type

Flood

DR-1755-ME

Declared

May 9, 2008

Public assistance

$1.7M

Project obligations

Registrations

376

Tracked households

Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$827K

Utilities$371K

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$240K

Emergency Protective Measures$104K

Water Control Facilities$68K

Debris Removal$52K

Buildings and Equipment$8K

Total PA obligated$1.7M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$895K

Renter-approved dollars$201K

Intake IHP dollars$2.2M

Validated phase 2 dollars$2.2M

Tracked registrations376

About this declaration

What DR-1755-ME means

DR-1755-ME is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Aroostook County, Maine, with an incident window starting Apr 28, 2008 through May 14, 2008. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as flood.

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 Aroostook County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.