FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Dare County for Two Days
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Published on 11-20-2016 09:22 PM
FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Dare County for Two Days
November 20, 2016
Raleigh, NC - - (November 18, 2016) - - FEMA and North Carolina Emergency Management will open a Disaster Recovery Center in Dare County Wednesday, Nov. 23 to provide information about available state and federal disaster assistance and other recovery information. The center will operate for two days, Wednesday, Nov. 23 and Friday, Nov. 25. It will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24.
Location:
Paul F. Keller Meeting Hall
1200 Duck Road
Duck, NC 27949
Regular hours:
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(Closed Thursday)
Disaster Recovery Centers are staffed with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, North Carolina Emergency Management and the U.S. Small Business Administration. You can receive help applying for federal disaster assistance, learn about the types of assistance available, learn about the appeals process and obtain updates regarding your application.
To locate the center nearest you, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362, use the ReadyNC and FEMA mobile apps or go online to FEMA.gov/DRC or readync.org.
Registering with FEMA is the first step to federal disaster assistance. Register:
• Online at DisasterAssistance.gov.
• Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 for voice, 711 and Video Relay Service. If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585.
• Download the FEMA Mobile App and apply.
Survivors requiring a reasonable accommodation such as American Sign Language interpreting, Braille, large print, etc. while visiting a disaster recovery center may call the Helpline number for support. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. Help is available in most languages, and information on the registration process is available in ASL at fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/111546.
FEMA assistance is nontaxable and will not affect eligibility for Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare or other federal benefits.
Register even if you have insurance. FEMA cannot duplicate insurance payments, but if you are underinsured you may receive help after your claim has been settled.
For more information on the North Carolina recovery, visit the disaster webpage at fema.gov/disaster/4285; or visit the North Carolina Emergency Management website at readync.org. Management @ncemergency.
Information source: Federal Emergency Management Agency
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