Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Simsbury
Release Date: June 22, 2007
Release Number: 1700-013
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WINDSOR, Conn. -- Another Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), located in Hartford County, will open on Saturday, June 23, in Simsbury. It will be at Simsbury High School, 34 Farms Village Road. The Center provides a location where individuals affected by the mid-April storm can talk face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists.
The Simsbury DRC, along with the now-open DRCs in Bridgeport, Danbury, Greenwich, New Haven and Waterbury, will continue to serve applicants from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and be closed on Sunday until further notice. Disaster Recovery Centers are operated by The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
"The six Disaster Recovery Centers now open provide a location for Connecticut residents to meet with government representatives that can assist them with the application process," said Federal Coordinating Officer Mike Parker.
"I encourage Simsbury-area residents to contact FEMA as soon as possible to report damages they may have incurred in the Nor'easter," Governor M. Jodi Rell said. "Now is the time to file your application. Federal officials are here to help Connecticut residents right now, so the people of Simsbury and surrounding areas should put this at the top of their to-do lists. Help is now just a phone call away."
Representatives from local, state and federal agencies will staff the DRCs. The SBA will have representatives available to help with the disaster loan application process. The DRCs will be open as follows:
Simsbury High School
34 Farms Village Road
Simsbury, CT 06070
(opening 6/23)Central High School Gym
1 Lincoln Boulevard
Bridgeport, CT 06606
(opened 6/16)City Hall
155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT 06810
(opened 6/21)West Greenwich Civic Center
449 Pemberwick Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
(opened 6/20)Gateway Community College
60 Sargeant Drive
New Haven, CT 06511
(opened 6/22)Chase Bank Building
236 Grand St. (2nd Fl.)
Waterbury, CT 06702
(opening 6/23)
Before visiting any DRC, those with damages and losses in the seven declared counties are urged to apply for assistance by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). The hearing- and speech-impaired may call TTY 1-800-462-7585. Operators are standing by at both numbers between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. seven days a week. Individuals can also register for assistance online at www.fema.gov.
Anyone with questions about disaster loans can visit the Small Business Administration (SBA) in the Disaster Recovery Center or call the SBA Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955. Online information: www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.
Connecticut counties where individual assistance is available are: Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham.
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.
Last Modified: Friday, 22-Jun-2007 12:02:12