FEMA Specialists to Offer Mitigation Tips at Home Improvement Stores

Release Date Release Number
DR-4393-NC NR 122
Release Date:
January 25, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. – Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to protect their families and their homes from future disasters at several area home improvement stores.

 

FEMA mitigation specialists can answer questions about home repair, making disaster plans, putting together supply kits and the importance of flood insurance.

 

The mitigation specialists will be available at:

 

County

Location

Sampson

Lowe’s Clinton

911 Sunset Ave.

Clinton, NC 28328

Robeson

Lowe’s

5060 Fayetteville Rd.

Lumberton, NC 28358

Scotland

Walmart Supercenter

901 US 401 S.

Laurinburg, NC 28352

Onslow

Walmart Supercenter

349 Kinston Hwy.

Richlands, NC 28574

Brunswick

Ace Calabash Hardware and Home Center

9030 Beach Drive SW

Calabash, N.C. 28467

 

Continuing through Friday, Feb. 1

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Saturday, closed Sunday

 

More mitigation events will be held at home improvement stores in disaster-affected North Carolina counties in the coming weeks.

 

For more information on North Carolina’s recovery from Hurricane Florence, visit ncdps.gov/Florence and FEMA.gov/Disaster/4393. Follow us on Twitter:

@NCEmergency and @FEMARegion4.

 

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FEMA’s mission: Helping people before, during and after disasters.

 

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