Thirty days left to register for Disaster Assistance
Friday, October 14, 2011
From FEMA:
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Survivors of the storms and flooding that ravaged central and eastern Pennsylvania have 30 days to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster assistance. November 14, 2011, is the deadline to register.
This deadline applies to individuals who live, work or own a business in the 28 Pennsylvania counties designated under the disaster declarations for Hurricane Irene and Tropical Strom Lee. The counties are Adams, Berks, Bucks, Bradford, Chester, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Wyoming, and York.
The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and FEMA urge those who sustained disaster-related losses to register by the deadline, even if they are unsure of their eligibility.
November 14 is also the deadline to apply for a U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loan. For information about SBA loan applications, visit www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance or call the SBA Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for those who are deaf or hard of hearing). Loan application forms also can be downloaded from www.sba.gov.
There are four ways to register with FEMA:
- Call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Operators assist callers seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Help is available in most languages. If you have a speech disability or hearing loss and use a TTY, call 1-800-462-7585.
- Register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
- Register using a tablet or smartphone by visiting m.fema.gov.
- If you use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362.
If you have a disability and need help registering, please ask.
Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY call 1-800-462-7585.
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FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
For more information on Pennsylvania’s disaster recovery, visit www.fema.gov and www.pema.state.pa.us.
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