Disaster Recovery Center Opens In New Hartford
Release Date: May 29, 2008
Release Number: 1763-004
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DES MOINES, Iowa -- A second Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Butler County. A Mobile DRC is now in downtown New Hartford, at the fire station, to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage in the recent severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding beginning May 25. Phones will be available for people to call the toll-free registration line. FEMA disaster assistance specialists will be available to answer questions. The U.S Small Business Administration will have representatives at the DRC as well.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division said the DRC will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.
There are now two DRCs operating in Butler County. Hours for both are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The second site is:
Parkersburg Veterans Memorial Building
Colfax and Miners Streets (One Block West of Highways 57/14 on Colfax)
Parkersburg, IA 50665
If possible, visitors should register with FEMA prior to visiting the DRC, but phones are available if residents have not pre-registered. Register by calling FEMA's toll-free registration line at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) (TTY 1-800-462-7585) from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily, or go online at www.fema.gov. Registrants should use the name as shown on their Social Security card when registering.
When registering, applicants should provide current contact information, insurance information, a brief description of damage sustained as well as the specific location of damaged property.
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, 30-May-2008 09:02:45