FEMA SPECIALISTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN ON PREVENTING DISASTER DAMAGE
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Release Date: 
8월 28, 2018 

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – FEMA mitigation and building science
specialists will be available Thursday-Sunday to provide tips and
techniques for building hazard-resistant homes to help prevent or
reduce disaster damage.

 

Casa Segura, or Safe House, workshops will be held at the Plaza del
Caribe Mall in Ponce and will be hosted by architect Astrid Diaz and
WAPA TV meteorologist Deborah Martorell. The workshops are free to
the public.

 

Mitigation and construction best practices are a priority as Puerto
Rico recovers from the 2017 hurricanes. Workshop topics will include
hurricane and flood preparedness, safe construction practices, shelter
and business plans, flood insurance, rebuilding wind damaged
or flooded homes and elevating utilities.

 

The workshops are scheduled for 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30
through Saturday, Sept. 1 and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. The
Sunday workshops will focus on families and children.

 

For more information on Puerto Rico’s recovery, visit
FEMA.gov/disaster/4339 [http://fema.gov/disaster/4339]. 

 

 

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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-FEMA (3362)
711/VRS - Video Relay Service). Multilingual operators are available.
(Press 2 for Spanish). TTY call 800-462-7585.

 

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