Doddridge, Harrison And Ritchie Counties Declared Eligible For Disaster Assistance
Release Date: July 16, 2003
Release Number: 1474-51
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Charleston, WV -- State and federal officials announced today that Doddridge, Harrison and Ritchie counties are eligible for Individual Assistance (IA) under the June 21 federal disaster declaration. Residents that received storm damages during the period of June 11 through midnight on July 15 can be considered under this declaration.
Counties declared for IA may apply for housing assistance and housing repair, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans for individuals, renters and businesses to repair or replace damaged property, disaster unemployment assistance, and grants for serious needs and necessary disaster expenses not met by other programs.
If you live or work in a disaster-declared county and suffered damages to your home or other losses, call the FEMA toll-free teleregistration line at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585 for the speech- or hearing-impaired. You may call from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday until further notice. Each application is handled on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants for IA should have the following information ready when they call:
- Name
- Current and damaged property address
- Gross family income
- Contact telephone numbers
- Insurance information
- A general list of damages and losses
- Social Security number
The counties declared for IA and PA are Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mingo, Monongalia, Nicholas, Wayne, and Wyoming. Berkeley, Doddridge, Harrison, Putnam and Ritchie are eligible for IA only. The total number of counties participating in the declaration is 17.
Last Modified: Thursday, 17-Jul-2003 08:55:03