SEVERAL FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS IN GEORGIA CLOSING THIS WEEK
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241217/several-fema-disaster-recovery-centers-georgia-closing-week]


Release Date: 
Décembre 17, 2024 

ATLANTA –FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Chatham, Toombs, and
Columbia counties are closing this week, and a Mobile Disaster
Recovery Center in Candler County has been extended until the end of
this week.

Regular hours at all centers are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday;
closed Sundays.

CHATHAM COUNTY -- CLOSING PERMANENTLY 7 P.M. THURSDAY, DEC. 19:

Savannah Technical College

Student Enrichment Center Building

5717 White Bluff Road 

Savannah, GA 31405

TOOMBS COUNTY -- CLOSING PERMANENTLY 7 P.M. THURSDAY, DEC. 19:

Georgia Department of Human Services 

162 Oxley Drive

Lyons, GA 30436

COLUMBIA COUNTY -- CLOSING PERMANENTLY 7 P.M. FRIDAY, DEC. 20:

8 A.M. TO 7 P.M. THROUGH FRIDAY, DEC. 20

Columbia County Emergency Mgt. Agency

650 Ronald Reagan Drive

Evans, GA 30809

CANDLER COUNTY – EXTENDED UNTIL 7 P.M. SATURDAY, DEC. 21

Candler Recreation Center

621 W. Pine St. 

Metter, GA 30439

Although these recovery centers are closing, FEMA is still here to
support recovery in Georgia. Survivors may visit any open recovery
center to get one-on-one help applying for federal assistance, receive
updates on their applications and learn about the appeals process. To
find center locations in the state, visit FEMA’s Hurricane Helene
Georgia Page
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4830#block-views-block-disaster-recovery-centers-block-3],
FEMA’s DRC Locator [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator] or
text “DRC” and your Zip Code to 43362. All centers are accessible
to people with disabilities or access and functional needs and are
equipped with assistive technology. 

If you are in an affected county, you are encouraged to apply for FEMA
disaster assistance. The quickest way to apply is online at
DisasterAssistance.gov [https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]. You can
also apply using the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] for
mobile devices or calling toll-free 800-621-3362. The telephone line
is open every day and help is available in most languages.

For an accessible video on how to apply for assistance go to FEMA
Accessible: Applying for Individual Assistance - YouTube
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhtlyTX49RE].

_For the latest information about Georgia’s recovery,
visit __fema.gov/helene/georgia_
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4830]_ and __fema.gov/disaster/4821_
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4821]_. Follow FEMA on X
at __x.com/femaregion4_ [https://x.com/femaregion4]_ or follow FEMA
on social media at: __FEMA Blog_ [https://www.fema.gov/blog]_ on
fema.gov, __@FEMA_ [https://twitter.com/FEMA]_ or __@FEMAEspanol_
[https://twitter.com/FEMAEspanol]_ on X, __FEMA_
[https://www.facebook.com/FEMA]_ or __FEMA Espanol_
[https://www.facebook.com/FEMAespanol]_ on Facebook, __@FEMA_
[https://www.instagram.com/fema]_ on Instagram, and via __FEMA
YouTube channel_ [https://www.youtube.com/user/FEMA]_. Also, follow
Administrator Deanne Criswell on X __@FEMA_Deanne_
[https://twitter.com/FEMA_Deanne]_._