Experts Offer Free Advice to Rebuild Safer and Stronger 

Release Date: November 10, 2007
Release Number: 1731-030

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PASADENA, Calif. -- FEMA will offer free professional advice to help home and business owners toughen up their property against fires, storms and other assaults of nature. Specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will share information on mitigation as well as state and federal disaster assistance programs at seven Lowe's home improvement stores.

"Mitigation is the ten-dollar word that describes hundreds of dollars of savings down the road," said Jay Michaud, FEMA public outreach coordinator. "Studies have shown that you get back four times the benefit from every dollar you spend when you mitigate your property against future damages from nature's upheavals."

Teams of FEMA rebuilding specialists will be available to answer questions and provide information from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. from Monday, November 12, through Wednesday, November 21, at the following Lowe's stores:

13300 Jamboree Road
Irvine

26415 Bouquet Canyon Road
Santa Clarita

40390 Winchester Road
Temecula

907 Avenida Pico
San Clemente

620 W. Mission Ave.
Escondido

2225 Otay Lakes Road
Chula Vista

1725 W. Redlands Blvd.
Redlands

FEMA and state mitigation information is for homeowners, building contractors, architects and others who want to learn simple, inexpensive building techniques and landscape strategies that could save costly repairs in the event of future wildfires

In addition to mitigation advice, FEMA staff will answer questions about disaster assistance for households and businesses. Representatives from the California Department of Insurance also will participate.

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: Tuesday, 13-Nov-2007 09:34:42