Maine (Great Nuclear War)

Doomsday
When the bombs hit Maine was lucky enough to be spared any nuclear detonations and even more shockingly wasn't effected by the EMP Blast. Thus the National Guard was quickly mobilized to maintain order in Maine, But had to abandon northern Maine after large groups raiders attacked the area. Also on after doomsday the State Government stayed in Augusta where It managed the state from.

Growth Of Maine 1962-1970
By April 6th contact had been made with survivors in New Brunswick, Canada and Portsmouth, New Hamsphire which were invited to migrate south to Maine as the state was safe along with havine the food and other resources to support more people by April 19th 2,000 people would migrate to Maine bring up the population to 100,000 after the major loss of life because of the nuclear winter in late 1983 and early 1984 which brought the state's population down to 89,000. Thus by July 4th over 8,000 from the surrounding areas arrived which were incorporated into the local population  raising the population to 108,000. Also the New Hampshire National Guard and Portsmouth Police Department escorted refuges from New Hamsphire to Maine where they were incorporated into the local law enforcement which raised the number of law enforcment officers and military protecting Maine from 4,491 to 6,523.

Also later that week the Fire Department from Portsmouth also Arrived in Portland. Also in August the Population of New Brusnwick, Maine and it's cities' police and fire departments came to Maine raising the population to 114,000 and the police force to 8,589, also this trend of incorporating the police from the towns the refuges were coming from helped increase the confidence of the refuges knowing somebody they knew was protecting them.