Governor Fletcher To Visit Disaster Recovery Centers Opening Friday In Martin, Magoffin And Henry Counties 

Release Date: June 16, 2004
Release Number: 1523-004

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FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher will be on hand as three Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) open to help residents who suffered losses in recent severe storms in Kentucky. The centers will open Friday, June 18 in Martin, Magoffin and Henry counties. Hours of operation will be from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily, seven days a week, until further notice.

The Martin County center will be at the Inez Middle School, 5001 Middle School Drive in Inez and the Magoffin County center will be at Teen Scene, 1 Hornet Drive in Salyersville.

A mobile DRC will serve Henry County. The first visit will be at the Eminence Community Center at 297 W. Broadway in Eminence from Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20. The mobile DRC will then relocate to the Sulphur Baptist Church, 83 Edday Road in Sulphur on Monday, June 21 and Tuesday June 22.

Before visiting the centers, residents must first have applied for aid by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585 for the hearing or speech impaired.

At the centers, disaster recovery specialists from the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will help applicants with any questions they have about the application process and explain practical measures for reducing future losses.

Officials from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will also be on hand to help with disaster loan applications. The agency provides low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, and businesses for repairing or replacing uninsured or underinsured disaster-damaged property. Businesses may also be eligible for disaster loans to repair or replace machinery, equipment, fixtures, inventory and leasehold improvements not covered by insurance and small businesses may be eligible for working capital loans to assist them during the disaster recovery period.

After registering, anyone from a disaster declared area may visit any DRC for help. The 66 counties declared are Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Carroll, Casey, Christian, Clark, Clay, Crittenden, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Garrard, Grayson, Hardin, Harlan, Hart, Henderson, Henry, Hopkins, Jefferson, Jessamine, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lincoln, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, McLean, Menifee, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Rowan, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Trimble, Union, Webster, Whitely, Wolfe and Woodford.

On March 1, 2003, the Office for Domestic Preparedness became a part of the Department of Homeland Security. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296) designated ODP as the principal federal agency responsible for the preparedness of the United States for acts of terrorism, including coordinating preparedness efforts at the federal level, and working with all state, local, tribal, parish, and private sector emergency response providers on all matters pertaining to combating terrorism, including training, exercises and equipment support. To support this mission, ODP administers a number of programs that provide a wide array of support to our nation's emergency preparedness and response community. For more information on ODP, please visit the Website at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp.

Last Modified: Thursday, 17-Jun-2004 16:56:28