FEMA, SBA Assistance Centers to Close for Labor Day
Release Date: August 30, 2008
Release Number: 1763-179
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that disaster assistance centers in Iowa will be closed on Sept. 1 in observance of Labor Day.
Each center will be open its usual hours on Saturday Aug. 30 and will re-open on Tuesday Sept. 2.
Regular hours for the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Recovery Center and the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center, located in Linn County at 2600 Edgewood Rd. SW (Westdale Mall) in Cedar Rapids, are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The regular schedule and locations of SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers is:
- Black Hawk County, 1407 Independence Ave. in Waterloo; open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
- Cerro Gordo County, 100 S. Federal Ave. in Mason City; open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
- Des Moines County, 1225 S. Gear Ave. in West Burlington; open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
- Johnson County, 123 S. Linn St. in Iowa City; open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
- Polk County, 100 E. Euclid Ave. in Des Moines; open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.
- Wapello County, 525 Grandview Ave. in Ottumwa; open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; it is closed on Saturday.
- Linn County, 2600 Edgewood Rd. SW (Westdale Mall) in Cedar Rapids; open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 09-Sep-2008 14:48:07