PENSACOLA, Fla. — FEMA has opened a mobile registration center that will rotate through three locations for Hurricane Sally survivors in Walton County.
The center, called a Mobile Registration Intake Center (MRIC), is staffed with FEMA personnel who can assist with registration and answer questions about disaster-assistance programs. The center will be at these locations at the times designated:
WALTON COUNTY
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Days of operation: Oct. 13 – Oct. 17
Freeport Regional Sports Complex
563 Hammock Trail East
Freeport, FL 32439
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Days of operation: Oct. 18 – Oct. 22
Boys and Girls Club of the Emerald Coast
427 Greenway Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Days of operation: Oct. 23 – Oct. 28
Other centers are operating in Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties. Disaster survivors can get help registering at any of the centers. Locations:
BAY COUNTY
Bay County Public Library, 898 West 11th St, Panama City, FL 32401
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32507
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto St., Pensacola, FL 32505
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Escambia County Extension Service, 3740 Stefani Rd., Cantonment, FL 32533
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Northwest Florida Fairgrounds, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Pensacola State College, South Santa Rosa Center, 5075 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Pensacola State College, 5988 U.S. 90, Milton, FL 32583
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
The centers operate under COVID-19 protocols to ensure visitors and FEMA personnel are safe. Distancing and face coverings are required.
It is not necessary to visit a center to register with FEMA. Disaster survivors with uninsured losses can also apply by:
- Visiting DisasterAssistance.gov;
- Downloading the FEMA App; or by
- Calling 800-621-3362 (800-462-7585 TTY). Multilingual operators are available. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, seven days a week. Those who use a relay service such as a videophone, InnoCaption or CapTel should provide FEMA with their specific phone number assigned to that service.
The following information is necessary when you register:
- Address of the damaged dwelling where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address)
- Current mailing address
- Current telephone number
- Insurance information
- Total household annual income
- Routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account)
- A description of disaster-caused damage and losses