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Disaster detail

SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING

DR-4696-ME affected Knox County, Maine. This page rolls up the declaration record, assistance metrics, and public-assistance categories for that specific event.

Incident type
Severe Storm
DR-4696-ME
Declared
Mar 22, 2023
DR
Public assistance
$426K
Project obligations
Registrations
0
Tracked households
Aid breakdown

What FEMA records show for this declaration

Public assistance

Parks, Recreational Facilities, and Other Items$225K
Water Control Facilities$105K
Roads and Bridges$40K
Management Costs$25K
Debris Removal$17K
Emergency Protective Measures$13K
Total PA obligated$426K

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-4696-ME means

DR-4696-ME is a FEMA disaster declaration that affected Knox County, Maine, with an incident window starting Dec 23, 2022 through Dec 24, 2022. 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 Knox County disaster history page, which shows all declarations, the dominant hazard pattern, decade-by-decade trends, and flood insurance context for the county.