You may be eligible for 7 forms of assistance.
Some of the services that a DRC may provide include:
- Guidance regarding disaster recovery assistance and programs for survivors
- Clarification of any written correspondence received from FEMA
- Housing assistance and rental resource information
- Answers to questions, resolution to problems and referrals to agencies that may provide further assistance
- Status of applications being processed by FEMA
- Small Business Administration (SBA) program information regarding assistance
- Registration for FEMA assistance via telephone
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
- Pets accepted
- Section 8
- Accessible
https://asd.fema.gov/inter/hportal/home.htm
- You have losses in an area that has been declared a disaster by the President of the United States
- You have no insurance, or have filed for insurance benefits and the damage to your property is not covered by your insurance, or your insurance settlement is insufficient to meet your losses
- You or someone who lives with you is a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen national, or a qualified alien
- The home in the disaster area is where you usually live and where you were living at the time of the disaster
- You are not able to live in your home now, you cannot get to your home due to the disaster, or your home requires repairs because of damage from the disaster.
1-800-621-3362
For people with speech or hearing disabilities, call:
TTY: 1-800-462-7585
- You have losses in an area that has been declared a disaster area by the President of the United States
- You have no insurance, or have filed for insurance benefits and the damage to your property is not covered by your insurance, or your insurance settlement is insufficient to meet your losses
- You or someone who lives with you is a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen national, or a qualified alien
- You have necessary expenses or serious needs because of the disaster
- You have accepted assistance from all other sources for which you are eligible, such as insurance proceeds or Small Business Administration disaster loans.
http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm
1-800-621-3362
Disaster Legal Services (DLS) provides legal assistance to low-income individuals who, prior to or as a result of a disaster, are unable to secure legal services adequate to meet their disaster-related needs. When the President declares a major disaster, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, through an agreement with the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association, provides free legal assistance to low income disaster survivors. Legal assistance includes counseling and advice, referral to appropriate sources of legal services and legal representation in non-fee-generating cases. Cases that may generate a fee are turned over to the local lawyer referral service. The legal assistance is provided by a range of participating attorneys, law firms, not-for-profit legal services providers, Legal Services Corporation recipients, state and local bar associations and pro bono organizations.
Local lawyers typically provide assistance such as:
- Help with insurance claims for doctor and hospital bills, loss of property, loss of life, etc.
- Drawing up new wills, powers of attorney and other legal documents lost during the disaster
- Help with home repair contracts and contractors
- Advice on problems with landlords
You can call us toll free at:
1-800-621-3362
For the hearing impaired, please call:
1-800-462-7585
Headquarters Office:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Recovery Division
Washington, DC 20472
For more information, please visit the following websites:
http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm
http://www.abanet.org/disaster/
http://www.disasterlegalaid.org/
http://www.lsc.gov/
Participating communities agree to adopt and enforce floodplain management ordinances to reduce future flood damage. There are now more than 20,600 participating communities across the United States and its territories.
Federal flood insurance is available for residents and business owners in both high-risk and moderate-to-low risk areas. The insurance is required for buildings in high-risk areas that have loans from federally regulated or insured lenders. This requirement extends to disaster assistance loans from the Small Business Administration. However, you don't need to have a mortgage or SBA loan or live in a high-risk area to obtain flood insurance. It is available community-wide, with premiums that vary according to the level of risk. In fact, about 25 percent of all flood claims occur in moderate- to low- risk areas, and premiums start as low as $119 per year.
http://msc.fema.gov
If you still have questions after obtaining your flood hazard zone, you may call a FEMA mapping specialist toll free at:
1-877-336-2627
Anyone living in a participating community should consider flood insurance before the next flood occurs. Flood insurance, like other property and casualty coverage, is written by licensed insurance agents. The agent who writes your homeowners or property insurance should be able to assist you in determining your eligibility and coverage options.
For more information about the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), visit:
http://www.fema.gov/business/nfip/
To learn more about your flood risk and flood insurance options or to locate an agent call
1-888-724-6353 toll free or visit:
http://www.FloodSmart.gov
Registrants can submit their location and the names of family members, guardians, or friends traveling with them, as well as who is authorized to search the system for them. A displaced person can use NEFRLS after they register to search for other missing family members or friends. Once a registrant has designated/authorized an individual to search for and review their personal information, then that individual can search NEFRLS provided they are successful in passing identify validation and know personal information about the registrant for whom they are searching.
The system also permits law enforcement to search for individuals missing as a result of a disaster.
Please note: The system is only activated to support presidentially-declared disasters and mass evacuations, and is not active at any other time.
To register with NEFRLS or if you wish to find out about someone's status, call:
1-800-588-9822
For more information, please call:
1-800-621-FEMA (3362)
This National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System is activated on a disaster specific basis, and is not currently active. For information about the system, please contact the FEMA Mass Care Unit (National Shelter System Support line) at:
202-646-1640
Or by email at: