Short-Term Disaster Recovery Centers To Open This Week

Fecha de Publicación: 22 de septiembre de 2008
Número de Publicación: 1785-049

» Florida Tormenta Tropical Fay

ORLANDO – To meet the needs of Tropical Storm Fay survivors, short-term Disaster Recovery Centers will be opening throughout the state. Four centers will open in Baker, Marion, Orange and Polk counties this week for four-day intervals.

The recovery centers will initially open at noon and then operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the following locations:

Sept. 23-26 (Tuesday through Friday)

(Baker County)
Baker County Fairgrounds
5567 Lauramore Road
Maclenny  32063

(Polk County)
Indian Lake Estates
7510 Red Grange Blvd.
Indian Lake Estates 33855

Sept. 27-30 (Saturday through Tuesday)

(Marion County)
Marion County Library
2710 E. Silver Springs Road
Ocala 34470

(Orange County)
Barnet Park
4801 W. Colonial Drive
Orlando 32808

The DRCs will be staffed with Federal Emergency Management Agency and State Emergency Response Team disaster recovery specialists. Representatives at the centers include the U.S. Small Business Administration, other federal and state agencies as well as local voluntary groups. They are ready to help survivors through the process of applying for disaster assistance.

Applicants should register by calling FEMA, toll free, at 800-621-FEMA (3362). The hard of hearing, deaf and speech impaired may call the TTY number at 800-462-7585 and apply. Multilingual operators are available. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate 7 a.m. to midnight daily until further notice. Application for disaster assistance can also be made by registering online at www.fema.gov.

At a recovery center, people who have already registered can have FEMA disaster recovery specialists check on their case, answer questions about their claim, or request information FEMA needs to process their claim. Recovery specialists can also supply contacts for other programs that may be able to help.

The U.S. Small Business Administration offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private non-profit organizations. These loans are to repair or replace homes, businesses and personal property not covered by insurance.

SBA representatives will be on hand at the recovery centers to answer questions about SBA's disaster loan program, help them complete their SBA disaster loan application and accept the completed disaster loan applications.  Anyone not able to go to a recovery center should call the SBA Customer Service Center from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, and on weekends from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at 800-659-2955 for information and assistance or visit the SBA website at www.sba.gov.

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.

Fecha de la última actualización: Martes, 23-Sep-2008 10:48:57