FEMADR-1198-MEMajor disasterDeclared January 13, 1998
DR-1198-ME: Maine Severe Ice Storms, Rains and High Winds
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Maine (DR-1198-ME) on January 13, 1998 for the incident of January 5, 1998 to January 25, 1998; it covers 16 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-1198-ME (also written FEMA-1198-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Maine
- Incident
- Severe Storm: Severe Ice Storms, Rains and High Winds
- Incident period
- January 5, 1998 to January 25, 1998
- Declared
- January 13, 1998
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 1
- Place in the year
- the first of 2 major disaster declarations for Maine in 1998
- Status
- closed out on April 22, 2010
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
Which areas are covered, and for what?
| Designated area | Individuals and Households | Individual Assistance (older program) | Public Assistance | Hazard Mitigation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Androscoggin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Aroostook (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Hancock (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Kennebec (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Oxford (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Penobscot (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Piscataquis (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Sagadahoc (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Somerset (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Waldo (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Washington (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| York (County)(in MSA 6400,6450) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
An area can be added to a declaration after the first day, or have a program added: this table is FEMA's current list.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2). Data as of September 29, 2026.
How much has FEMA approved?
FEMA has published no assistance totals for this declaration.
Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2); FEMA, OpenFEMA FEMA Web Disaster Summaries (v1). Data as of September 29, 2026.
FEMA's page for this declaration
FEMA's own page for this declaration is fema.gov/disaster/1198. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.