CLINTON, Miss. -- FEMA mitigation specialists will be on hand at two festivals this weekend to provide information about ways to rebuild or remodel that can reduce the risk of damages from future disasters.

Bruce Sawmill Festival
9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, July 8
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 9
Public Square, Bruce

Grassroots Blues Festival
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, July 9
Elliott Field, Duck Hill

Online help is also available at the following websites:

• www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/build_safer.shtm
  Low-cost measures to reduce risk from natural disasters, building and retrofitting tips, and how to build a safe room.
• www.fema.gov/rebuild/mitigation.shtm
  Information and resources for making your property less susceptible to future losses.
• www.fema.gov/mitigation/community-rebuilding-resources
  Safer building design and construction for design professionals, home installers, surveyors and state and local officials.
• www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/after.shtm
  Resources for different phases of recovering and rebuilding.
• www.fema.gov/safer-stronger-protected-homes-communities
  Information and guidance on building safer.

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.