Disaster Recovery Centers Change Hours 

Release Date: October 9, 2003
Release Number: 1492-41

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Baltimore, MD - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State of Maryland have opened Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) to provide information and resources for victims of Hurricane Isabel. Thirteen of these centers remain open; for 10 DRCs, the hours of operation are changing and are listed below.

Effective Sunday, October 12, 2003: CLOSED Sundays, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

Anne Arundel County
Arundel Center
44 Calvert St.
Annapolis, MD 21401 		Baltimore County
Back River Neck Community Center
801 Back River Neck Rd.
Essex, MD 21221
City of Baltimore
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
724 South Ann St.
Baltimore, MD 21231 		Montgomery/Prince George's Counties
The Social & Scientific System Corp.
8757 Georgia Ave 8th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
St. Mary's County
St. Mary's Municipal Airport
44174 Airport Rd.
California, MD 20619 		Kent County
Rock Hall Municipal
5585 Main St.
Rock Hall, MD 21661
Somerset County
City Hall
329 Main Street
Crisfield, MD 21817 		Dorchester County
County Office Building
501 Court Lane
Cambridge, MD 21613
Queen Anne's County
United Methodist Church
2739 Cox Neck Road
Chester, MD 21619 		Talbot County
Easton Fire Department
315 Aurora Park Drive
Easton, MD 21601

The three additional DRCs hours remain as listed below.

9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m., Mon.-Fri.
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Sat.
Noon to 5:00 p.m., Sun.

Harford County
Aberdeen Fire Company
1437 Perryman Rd.
Aberdeen, MD 21001 		Carroll County
Emergency Services Training Center
1345 Washington Rd.
Westminster, MD 21157 		Cecil County
Elkton National Guard
101 Railroad Ave.
Elkton, MD 21921

On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages Citizen Corps, the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration.

Last Modified: Thursday, 09-Oct-2003 10:49:04