Mobile Disaster Recovery Center Open In Warsaw
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Tim [email protected]
Applicants can meet with disaster recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Small Business Administration and other agencies who will answer questions and provide recovery information.
Residents of the 13 Indiana counties designated eligible of federal and state disaster aid can visit any of the five DRCs located throughout the state. Designated counties are Allen, Carroll, DeKalb, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall. Noble, Pulaski, White and Whitley.
Emergency management officials urge disaster victims to register for assistance before visiting a DRC.
"If people want to collect money from FEMA to help pay for their damages, they need to collect all of their documentation and take that documentation with them to the DRC," said Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock.
Rock said applicants should bring documentation outlining the costs they incurred from the storms and flooding, including what damage insurance covered and what damage insurance did not cover. Rock said if residents have photos of damage, they should take those to the DRC, too.
"There's about three or four different programs that people can work through," Rock said. "The recovery specialists will help walk them through. They will know when they leave that room what coverage FEMA did get them and what coverage they did not."
Residents and business owners may register online at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362). The TTY number is 800-462-7585 for those who are speech- or hearing-impaired.
The FEMA registration/helpline numbers are operational every day from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m., seven days a week.
Once applicants have registered, FEMA recovery specialists at the recovery centers can check the status of their application, answer questions about an application or identify information FEMA needs to continue processing the application. Recovery specialists also can supply contact information for other programs that may be able to help.
The SBA offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private non-profit organizations. These loans are to repair or replace homes or personal property and to assist businesses recover from the severe storms and flooding.
Food stamps are not available at the DRC.
Anyone not able to visit a DRC should call the SBA Customer Service Center from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, at 800-659-2955 for information and assistance. Victims may apply online at disasterloans.sba.gov/ela/ Applicants also may visit the SBA Web site at www.sba.gov or by e-mailing [email protected]
Applicants can meet with disaster recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Indiana Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Small Business Administration and other agencies who will answer questions and provide recovery information.
Residents of the 13 Indiana counties designated eligible of federal and state disaster aid can visit any of the five DRCs located throughout the state. Designated counties are Allen, Carroll, DeKalb, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, Lake, LaPorte, Marshall. Noble, Pulaski, White and Whitley.
Emergency management officials urge disaster victims to register for assistance before visiting a DRC.
"If people want to collect money from FEMA to help pay for their damages, they need to collect all of their documentation and take that documentation with them to the DRC," said Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock.
Rock said applicants should bring documentation outlining the costs they incurred from the storms and flooding, including what damage insurance covered and what damage insurance did not cover. Rock said if residents have photos of damage, they should take those to the DRC, too.
"There's about three or four different programs that people can work through," Rock said. "The recovery specialists will help walk them through. They will know when they leave that room what coverage FEMA did get them and what coverage they did not."
Residents and business owners may register online at www.disasterassistance.gov or by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362). The TTY number is 800-462-7585 for those who are speech- or hearing-impaired.
The FEMA registration/helpline numbers are operational every day from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m., seven days a week.
Once applicants have registered, FEMA recovery specialists at the recovery centers can check the status of their application, answer questions about an application or identify information FEMA needs to continue processing the application. Recovery specialists also can supply contact information for other programs that may be able to help.
The SBA offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private non-profit organizations. These loans are to repair or replace homes or personal property and to assist businesses recover from the severe storms and flooding.
Food stamps are not available at the DRC.
Anyone not able to visit a DRC should call the SBA Customer Service Center from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday, at 800-659-2955 for information and assistance. Victims may apply online at disasterloans.sba.gov/ela/ Applicants also may visit the SBA Web site at www.sba.gov or by e-mailing [email protected]
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