PENSACOLA, Fla. – A FEMA mobile registration center in Bay County has changed locations, effective Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020.
The Mobile Registration Intake Center (MRIC) that has been operating at the Bay County Library has relocated to:
Sharon J. Sheffield Park
901 Ohio Ave., Lynn Haven, FL 32444
Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily except Oct. 22 and Oct. 29 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Temporally closes Oct. 24 and Oct. 25
Reopens Oct. 26 and closes permanently at 6 p.m. Oct. 30
Centers are operating in Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton counties. Disaster survivors can get help registering at any of the centers. Locations:
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Marie Young Wedgewood Community Center, 6405 Wagner Rd., Pensacola, FL 32505
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Lexington Terrace Community Center, 700 S. Old Corry Rd., Pensacola, FL 32507
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Escambia County Equestrian Center, 7750 Mobile Highway, Pensacola, FL 32526
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, 5988 U.S. 90, Milton, FL 32583
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
WALTON COUNTY
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
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 deadline to register is Dec. 1, 2020.
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