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SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, SNOW MELT, AND ICE JAMS

DR-1591-ME affected Kennebec County, Maine. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-1591-ME
Declared
Jun 29, 2005
DR
Public assistance
$1.5M
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Roads and Bridges$1.3M
Emergency Protective Measures$80K
Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$63K
Utilities$41K
Section 324 Management Costs$16K
Water Control Facilities$12K
Debris Removal$3K
Direct Administrative Costs$-60K
Total PA obligated$1.5M

Individual assistance

Owner-approved dollars$0
Renter-approved dollars$0
Intake IHP dollars$0
Validated phase 2 dollars$0
Tracked registrations0
About this declaration

What DR-1591-ME means

DR-1591-ME is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Kennebec County, Maine, with an incident window starting Mar 29, 2005 through May 3, 2005. The declaration type is "DR," categorized as severe storm.

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