Press Releases

The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Franklin County will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in recognition of President’s Day. Normal hours of operation will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.

All federal-state Disaster Recovery Centers in Harrison, Calhoun, and Kanawha counties in West Virginia will be open on Saturday, Feb. 17, to help West Virginia residents in Boone, Calhoun, Clay, Harrison, and Kanawha counties impacted by the Aug. 28-30, 2023, flooding.

Disaster Recovery Centers operating in Tennessee for tornado recovery will close temporarily Monday, Feb. 19, for the Presidents Day federal holiday.

A state-federal Mobile Disaster Recovery Center will open at 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, at 80 Spring Run Rd. in Arnoldsburg to help West Virginia residents affected by the severe flooding that occurred Aug. 28-30, 2023.

Communities evolve and their needs change. Faced with this reality, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides the options of alternate or improved projects to meet their new realities. Two projects in the municipalities of Orocovis and Yabucoa demonstrate these alternatives with a total obligation of nearly $5.2 million.

Keep important steps in mind when navigating your FEMA assistance process after the August severe storms, tornadoes and flooding.

Although FEMA is leasing rental units on Maui to house wildfire survivors, the FEMA Direct Lease program is rejecting properties that illegally force tenants out so landlords could gain higher rents from the FEMA program.

Federal and state disaster officials have recently become aware of scam artists calling Rhode Islanders affected by the September 10-13, 2023 storms and pretending to be FEMA representatives. The con artists will then ask for personal information, such as social security numbers and income and banking information. Giving out this type of information is enough for an unscrupulous person to make a false claim for disaster assistance as well as to commit identity theft.

FEMA is offering Tennessee residents free advice on how to rebuild stronger and safer against storms.

If you were affected during the Aug. 28-30, 2023, storms and have questions about legal issues such as repair contracts, working with contractors, replacing wills and other legal documents, you might be eligible to get free legal counseling from a group of West Virginia lawyers who have volunteered limited legal help.