OKLAHOMA CITY – A joint federal/state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Cherokee County to help survivors affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred May 2-8.
Survivors from any of the seven designated counties can meet face to face with FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) specialists to get help with their disaster assistance applications, upload documents and have their questions about federal disaster assistance answered at the center.
The seven designated counties are Adair, Cherokee, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Pottawatomie, Seminole and Tulsa.
The Disaster Recovery Center is open at the following location:
Cherokee County
Cherokee Community Building
908 S. College Ave.
Tahlequah, OK 74464
The hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The recovery center will follow COVID-19 precautions. Masks are required for employees, volunteers and survivors.
Download the FEMA mobile app at fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products for more information about DRCs (under Disaster Resources, select Talk to FEMA in Person). Active Disaster Recovery Center locations and hours are available FEMA.gov/DRC.