MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESS CONFERENCE TO UPDATE RESPONSE EFFORTS IN PUERTO RICO [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/media-advisory-press-conference-update-response-efforts-puerto-rico-0] Release Date: October 19, 2017 ***Please NOTE starting time is 7:45 a.m.*** WHO: Puerto Rico Secretary of State Luis G. Rivera Puerto Rico Secretary of Health Rafael Rodríguez Puerto Rico President of the Environmental Quality Board Tania Vázquez Puerto Rico Epidemiologist of the State Carmen Deseda Dept. of Health & Human Services, Deputy Federal Health Coordinating Official, Mick Cote Dept. of Defense Joint Forces Land Component Command, Command Surgeon, Col. Jose Garcia Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 Administrator Pete Lopez Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Incident Response Coordination Team, Capt. Miguel Cruz Health and Human Services IRCT Public Health Lead Capt. Miguel Cruz WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017, 7:45 a.m. EDT WHERE: CENTRO DE CONVENCIONES, First Floor Press Room, 100 Convention Blvd, San Juan, PR, 00907-4900 Anyone can watch the event or capture it live from the internet at www.dvidshub.net [http://www.dvidshub.net], then select live events. Or news agencies can receive via satellite feed at: Galaxy 23 Service Located @ 121 degrees west Transponder: CH18/CV18Downlink Frequency: 4073.5 Vertical Carrier type: MPEG-4, DVB-S2Modulation: 8PSK Symbol Rate: 6.5375 FEC: 5/6 Pilot: On Network ID: 620 SD1 is service channel #1 SD2 is service channel #2 HD is service channel #8. The technical operations center can be reached at 678-421-6690. The briefing will be live-streamed via https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/12580  and https://www.facebook.com/fema  Information including news, rumor control, and more can be found at /hurricane-maria [https://www.fema.gov/hurricane-maria] Imagery and videos, as well as previous press conferences, can be found at https://www.dvidshub.net/feature/FSPRVI. A link to subscribe to the feature page can be found at https://www.dvidshub.net/alerts/features/2921. _###_ _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._ _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 800-621-3362 (voice, 711/VRS - Video Relay Service; TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish)._ _The SBA is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged property. SBA helps businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters, which can cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged real estate and 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. _ _Join the conversation with FEMA on social media. Follow us at:_ _www.fema.gov/hurricane-maria_ [http://www.fema.gov/hurricane-maria] _www.facebook.com/femapuertorico_ [http://www.facebook.com/femapuertorico] _www.twitter.com/femaregion2_ [http://www.twitter.com/femaregion2]                    _The social media links provided are for reference only. FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications._