West Virginians affected by the severe storms and floods that took place Aug. 28-30, 2023, have until MONDAY, APRIL 1 to apply for federal disaster assistance.
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Eight weeks after a major disaster was declared for West Virginia, more than $2 million has been approved for homeowners and renters affected by the severe storms and flooding of Aug. 28-30, 2023.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded over $74.4 million to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) to undertake the second phase of repairs at the Aguirre Transmission Center in Salinas.
After you apply for assistance, FEMA may send an inspector to your home to verify disaster caused damage. If you do receive an inspection a FEMA inspector will contact you to set a date and time prior to the inspection. You don’t have to wait for a FEMA inspector to clean up. FEMA inspectors don’t need to see the debris to verify damages.
Individuals in Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford and Somerset counties who experienced loss or damage from the December 17-21, 2023, severe storm and flooding have until April 1, to apply for FEMA assistance.
Spokane, Wash. – A free legal help hotline is now available for Washington Wildfires survivors. The hotline is available to connect survivors to free legal services in qualifying counties who cannot afford an attorney. Survivors can call (509) 557-0301. Wildfire survivors may get help with legal issues like:
Survivors of the Aug. 24-26, 2023, severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Eaton, Ingham, Ionia, Kent, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and Wayne counties have just two weeks left to apply for federal assistance.
The deadline to apply with FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration is Monday, April 8, 2024.
San Diego, Calif. — The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, FEMA, and other state and local partners have announced a change of operating hours for San Diego County disaster recovery centers. Beginning Sunday, March 31, 2024, the DRCs will no longer be open Sundays and Mondays.
Two Disaster Recovery Centers in Comstock Park and Detroit are set to open at 8 a.m., Monday, March 25, 2024, at the following locations:
San Diego, Calif. — The home inspection is a critical step in the FEMA application process. Failure to meet with the home inspector prevents the application from moving forward. Home Inspectors can verify ownership and identify items in a home that may make you eligible for assistance. If survivors have already cleaned up or made repairs, they can share documentation and pictures with the inspector to verify the damage from the Jan. 21-23, 2024, severe storm and flooding. After applying for FEMA assistance, FEMA may call survivors to schedule an appointment to inspect the damage to their home. This call may come from an unknown or restricted phone number — it is important that survivors answer this call so that applications can move forward.