FEMADR-915-MEMajor disasterDeclared August 28, 1991
DR-915-ME: Maine Hurricane Bob & Flooding
FEMA made a major disaster declaration for Maine (DR-915-ME) on August 28, 1991 for the incident of August 18, 1991 to August 21, 1991; it covers 9 designated areas.
The declaration
- Declaration
- DR-915-ME (also written FEMA-915-DR)
- Type
- Major disaster declaration
- State
- Maine
- Incident
- Hurricane: Hurricane Bob & Flooding
- Incident period
- August 18, 1991 to August 21, 1991
- Declared
- August 28, 1991
- Programs declared
- Individual Assistance (the older program, flagged until 2008), Public Assistance
- FEMA region
- 1
- Place in the year
- the second of 3 major disaster declarations for Maine in 1991
- Status
- closed out on September 28, 2001
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 | — |
| Cumberland (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Franklin (County) | — | — | Yes | — |
| Kennebec (County) | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| Knox (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Lincoln (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Oxford (County) | — | Yes | — | — |
| Sagadahoc (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/915. AreaZine is not FEMA and cannot answer questions about an application.