FEMA OPENS 2 REGISTRATION CENTERS IN HAYWOOD COUNTY
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Release Date: 
September 18, 2021 

FEMA OPENS 2 REGISTRATION CENTERS IN HAYWOOD COUNTY

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Two FEMA registration centers are now open in
Canton to help Tropical Storm Fred survivors apply for FEMA
assistance.

FEMA mobile units are at these locations this weekend:

 	* 13175 CRUSO RD, CANTON, NC 28716 – EAST FORK BAPTIST CHURCH 
 	* 77 PENLAND ST., CANTON, NC 28716 – CANTON RECREATION PARK 

Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

FEMA personnel at the centers can help residents in Buncombe, Haywood
and Transylvania counties who were impacted by Tropical Storm Fred
apply for federal assistance.

There are three other ways to register:

 	* Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov/], call 800-621-3362, or use the
FEMA app [https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/app] for
smartphones. If you use a relay service, such as a videophone,
InnoCaption or CapTel, give FEMA the number for that service. Lines
are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time, seven days a week.

The deadline for applications is Nov. 8, 2021.

FEMA financial assistance may include money for temporary housing,
basic home repair or other disaster-related needs such as childcare,
transportation and medical, funeral or dental expenses.

For more information about Tropical Storm Fred recovery in North
Carolina, visit fema.gov/disaster/4617
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and ncdps.gov/TSFred [http://www.ncdps.gov/TSFred]. Follow us on
Twitter: @NCEmergency 
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