Florida Hurricane Housing Hotline Operations To Change
Release Date: January 6, 2005
Release Number: 1539-336
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Florida State Emergency Response Team (SERT) announced that effective Jan 9, 2005, the Florida Hurricane Housing Hotline will be operational from:
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. EST, Monday-Saturday.
Individuals who have sustained damages caused by hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne, and have no other housing alternative should call the toll-free housing hotline at 1-888-472-1727. An operator will ask for your name, FEMA case number if you have one, what your situation is, and how you can be contacted.
Floridians have until Feb. 28, 2005, to apply for disaster assistance from the 2004 hurricanes via the FEMA toll-free registration number, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), or TTY 1-800-462-7585 for those who are speech- or hearing-impaired. Applicants may also register online by going to the FEMA website at http://www.fema.gov and clicking on the right-side link “Register for Disaster Assistance Online.”
FEMA prepares the nation for all hazards and manages federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates mitigation activities, trains first responders, works with state and local emergency managers, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration. FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on March 1, 2003.
Last Modified: Friday, 07-Jan-2005 14:36:58