CHARLESTON, W. Va. — Two State/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers serving West Virginians in Harrison, Marion, Marshall and Wetzel counties will close operations next week. The Marion County DRC will close Tuesday, Sept. 19; the center in Marshall County, Wed. Sept 20.
With the community continuing to repair and rebuild, its need for these disaster recovery centers has diminished, leading to the facilities’ closure.
Locations and dates:
Closes Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m.
- Marion County
Oakhurst Church of Christ
3500 Husky Hwy.
Farmington, WV 26571
Closes Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.
- Marshall County
Bishop Donahue High School
325 Logan St.
McMechen, WV 26040
The Disaster Recovery Center in Hundred at Hundred High School remains open for applicants from any of the four disaster-designated counties. Also, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will still be available for folks in need of assistance in recovering from the July storms.
Those who have registered with FEMA simply need to stay in touch with the agency by phoning the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. Applicants who use 711 or Video Relay Service can call the same helpline. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY should call 800-462-7585.
Guidance and answers to your questions are available online as well at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
The number for the SBA Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center is 800-659-2955. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call 800-877-8339. For disaster program information visit SBA.gov/disaster.
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Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY call 800-462-7585.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/femaregion3 and the FEMA Blog at http://blog.fema.gov.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and private non-profit organizations fund repairs or rebuilding efforts and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These disaster loans cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other recoveries and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations. For more information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center by calling (800) 659-2955, emailing disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or visiting SBA’s Web site at www.sba.gov/disaster. Deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals may call (800) 877-8339.