ALBANY, N.Y. -- Mitigation experts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are in three county stores this week.

They are answering questions and offering home improvement tips and proven techniques to prevent and lessen damage from future disasters.

They are at stores in Greene, Rensselaer and Schoharie counties:

Wadler Bros
47293 Route 28
Fleischmanns, NY 12439
Greene County
Hours are:
Friday, September 30, 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.
Saturday, October 1, 7.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Closed on Sunday, October, 2.
Monday, October, 3 to Wednesday, October 5, 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m.

Country True Value
217 North Greenbush Road
Troy, NY 12180
Rensselaer County
Hours are:
Friday, September 30, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 1, 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, October 3 to Wednesday, October 5, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Noble Ace Hardware
783 East Main Street
Cobleskill, NY 12043
Schoharie County
Hours are:
Friday, September 30, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 1, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sunday, October, 2, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, October, 3 to Wednesday, October 5, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

More information on ways to protect your home from future disasters is available at: www.fema.gov.  Choose the menu for Recover and Rebuild.

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 800-621-3362. For TTY call 800-462-7585.

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.