Join team FEMA and help your community recover from the January 9, 2024 through January 13, 2024 severe storm and flooding. FEMA is looking for Local Hires in South Portland with experience in mitigation, public assistance, environmental and historic preservation and planning.
News, Media & Events: Maine
Events
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Onsite
Apr 22, 2025
Apr 24, 2025
Apr 22, 2025 EST
- Apr 24, 2025 10:00 p.m. EST
Onsite
FEMA is hosting the 2025 Hazard Mitigation Partners workshop in person this year! Join us in beautiful Rosemont, Illinois for an opportunity to connect with fellow hazard mitigation stakeholders. This annual event is the perfect chance to get the latest updates on mitigation grants and floodplain management, strengthen our partnerships, and collaborate with federal partners, including FEMA.
Preparedness Tips
- Floods: A few inches of water in a 1,000-square foot home could cost more than $10,000 in repairs and replacement of personal possessions. Homeowner’s insurance doesn’t cover most floods. Learn more.
- Hurricanes: Hurricanes are not just a coastal problem. Make sure everyone in your household knows your hurricane plans, evacuation routes, and has several ways to receive alerts. There are also things you can do to strengthen your home ahead of time. Learn more.
- Extreme heat: Learn to recognize the signs of heat illness, especially for older adults, children and sick or overweight individuals who are at greater risk. You can also take steps to weatherize your home ahead of time to keep the heat out. When dealing with excessive heat be sure to drink lots of water, avoid strenuous activity in the middle of the day and never leave children or pets in the car. Learn more.
- Thunderstorms and lightning: Strengthen your home by cutting down or trimming trees that may be in danger of falling on your home. Sign up for your community’s warning system and when the thunder roars, go indoors and avoid using electronic devices and running water. Learn more.
- Tornadoes: Sign up for your community’s warning system. If under a tornado warning, immediately go to a safe shelter such as a small, interior, windowless room or basement on the lowest level of a sturdy building. Learn more.
Press Releases and Fact Sheets
From January 9-13, 2024, eight coastal counties in Maine were hit with back-to-back severe storms that brought significant flooding and damage. Six months later, federal support is continuing to help Mainers move forward in their recovery including funds for home repair, emergency lodging, transportation, and other needs.
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FEMA is looking for Maine residents who want to support the recovery effort from January's severe storm. Many FEMA career employees began as local hires and hiring locally helps build the agency's disaster recovery workforce.
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PDFs & Multimedia
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Supplemental Environmental Assessment for York County Maine Emergency Operations Center Project, Alfred, York County, Maine, 2022-EO-00004, 2024
Maine; FEMA-4785-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4785-DR; Maine as a result of a severe winter storm during the period of April 3-5, 2024.
Communities Eligible for Suspension Effective on July 17, 2024
July 17, 2024: Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin Suspension Notice
Communities Eligible for Suspension Effective on June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024: Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Virginia
Maine; FEMA-4764-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4764-DR; Maine as a result of severe storms and flooding during the period of January 9-13, 2024.
Maine; FEMA-4754-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4754-DR; Maine as a result of a severe storm and flooding during the period of December 17-21, 2023.
Maine; FEMA-4736-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4736-DR; Maine as a result of a severe storm and flooding on June 29, 2023.
Maine; FEMA-4737-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4737-DR; Maine as a result of a severe storm and flooding on June 26, 2023.
Maine; FEMA-4719-DR
Report on Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) information for FEMA-4719-DR; Maine as a result of a severe storm and flooding during the period of April 30 to May 1, 2023.
Community Suspension Notice: July 19, 2023
FEMA community suspension notice, July 15, 2023.