Germain Arena DRC Closing 

Release Date: August 23, 2004
Release Number: 1539-031

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Germain Arena Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), at 11000 Everglades Parkway in Estero, will close at 8 pm on Tuesday, August 24.

Applicants from this area may go to any of the other nine disaster area DRC’s now open. The closest location is the Lee County Public Works DRC, 1500 Monroe Street, in Fort Myers.

All DRC’s are open seven days a week from 8 am to 8 pm. A list of open DRC’s is below:

Harold Recreation Center DRC
23400 Harold Avenue
Port Charlotte, Fla.
(Charlotte County)
opened Monday, 8/16		 Eagle Ridge Mall DRC
Unit 308
451 Eagle Ridge Drive
Lake Wales, Fla.
(Polk County)
opened Thursday, 8/19		 Goldenrod Street Building DRC
102 Goldenrod Avenue
Orlando, Fl.
(Orange County)
opened Monday, 8/23
Hardee County School Board DRC
Parking Lot
1001 North Hwy 17
Wauchula, Fla.
(Hardee County)
opened Wednesday, 8/18		 George Boulevard DRC
4505 George Blvd.
Sebring, Fla.
(Highlands County)
opened Thursday, 8/19		 Strip Mall DRC
Suite 103 & 104
1491 East State Road 434
Winter Springs, Fl.
(Seminole County)
opened Monday, 8/23
Lee County Public Works DRC
1500 Monroe Street
Fort Myers, Fla.
(Lee County)
opened Tuesday, 8/17		 Sunshine Park Mall DRC
2400 Ridgewood Avenue
South Daytona, Fla.
(Volusia County)
opened Thursday, 8/19		  
  Osceola Square Mall DRC
Suite 57-59
3831 West Vine Street
Kissimmee, Fla.
(Osceola County)
ened Thursday, 8/19		  

The State Emergency Response Team is a collaboration of Florida’s emergency management agencies led by the state coordinating officer. Our mission is to ensure that Florida is prepared to respond to emergencies, recover from them, and mitigate against their impacts. For the latest information on the hurricane relief effort, visit http://www.floridadisaster.org.

On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages the National Flood Insurance Program and the U.S. Fire Administration.

Last Modified: Sunday, 29-Aug-2004 16:04:43