A Deadline For Disaster Aid Approaches
Release Date: June 3, 2003
Release Number: 1464-48
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Nashville, TN -- Tennessee's disaster victims have 30 more days to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for state and federal assistance.
June 8 marks the halfway point in the 60-day registration period. Registrations cannot be accepted after the July 7 deadline, but FEMA will continue to process all applications received before the deadline.
"Any resident of a declared county who suffered losses in May's storms should register to ensure the possibility of assistance even if they had insurance," said Michael Bolch, the FEMA official in charge of federal recovery operations. "And those who plan to register, but have delayed, need to meet the deadline."
The registration period and the deadline apply to the Tennessee disaster declaration signed by President Bush, and includes all declared counties, including those that have been added since the original declaration May 8.
It takes only a few minutes to register by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). The number for those with speech or hearing impairment is 1-800-462-7585.
Registration does not require anyone to receive assistance, Bolch emphasized, and receiving assistance has no effect on homeowners insurance because assistance covers only uninsured losses.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 03-Jun-2003 10:54:11