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Disaster Recovery Center Opens in Morgan County

Release Date:
Fevriye 10, 2023

​​​PRATTVILLE, Ala. – FEMA and the State of Alabama are opening a disaster recovery center Feb. 13 in Morgan County to provide one-on-one help to people affected by the Jan. 12 severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.

Recovery specialists from FEMA, state and the U.S. Small Business Administration will be available to provide information on available services, explain assistance programs and help survivors complete or check the status of their applications for assistance. All recovery centers are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Central Time, Monday through Saturday. Closed Sundays.

WHERE:

Morgan County

Turner-Surles Community Center

702 Sycamore St. NW

Decatur, AL 35601

Opening 1 p.m. Feb. 13, 2023

Regular Hours: Monday to Saturday, six days a week, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Time.

 

In addition, the following recovery centers are already open:

Dallas County

Dr. Michael and Catherine Bullock Community Center

1428 Broad St.

Selma, AL 36701

 

Dallas County

Felix Heights Community Center

405 Medical Center Pkwy.

Selma, AL 36701

 

Greene County

Robert H. Young Community Center

720 Greensboro St.

Eutaw, AL 35462

 

Sumter County

Emelle City Hall

123 Dailey Ave.

Emelle, AL 35459

 

Tallapoosa County

Betty Carol Graham Technology Center

at Central Alabama Community College

1675 Cherokee Road

Alexander City, AL 35010

 

No appointment is necessary to visit a Disaster Recovery Center.

Survivors may also apply for assistance by going online to DisasterAssistance.gov, using the FEMA app for smartphones or calling 800-621-3362. The helpline is open, and help is available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central Time in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.

The deadline to apply for assistance for all designated counties is March 16, 2023.

For an accessible video on how to apply for assistance go to, youtube.com/watch?v= WZGpWI2RCNw.

For information on Alabama’s disaster recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4684. Follow FEMA on Twitter at FEMA Region 4 (@femaregion4) / Twitter and at facebook.com/fema.

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