RUTLAND DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 1
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250602/rutland-disaster-recovery-center-close-september-1]


Release Date: 
August 30, 2023 

The Rutland Disaster Recovery Center will close permanently at 6 p.m.,
Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. The center is currently open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
Monday through Saturday (closed Sunday).

The center is at this location:

Asa Bloomer Building 
88 Merchants Row, Suite 330
Rutland, VT 05701

Other recovery centers remain open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday (closed Sunday):

Waterbury Armory
294 Armory Drive
Waterbury, VT 05676

Barre Auditorium
16 Auditorium Hill
Barre, VT 05641

Barton Memorial Building 
17 Village Square 
Barton, VT 05822

Springfield Health Center 
100 River St. 
Springfield, VT 05156

Northern VT University -- McClelland Hall 
131 College Hill Road 
Johnson, VT 05656

Vermont College of Fine Arts University 
36 College St. 
Montpelier, VT 05602

Cabot Town Hall 
3084 Main St. 
Cabot, VT 05647

Wardsboro Town Hall 
99 Main St. 
Wardsboro, VT 05355

FEMA operates Disaster Recovery Centers based on where they are needed
most. FEMA works closely with state and municipal partners in
determining those sites. Once a location begins to see a significant
drop in application visits, FEMA and the state coordinate on
determining the closing date.

All centers are accessible to people with disabilities and access and
functional needs and are equipped with assistive technology equipment.
If you need a reasonable accommodation or sign language interpreter,
please call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish). 

Representatives from the U.S. Small Business Administration will also
be at the center to explain how to apply for SBA’s low-interest
disaster loans for homeowners, renters, businesses, and private
nonprofits, and provide information about rebuilding to make homes
more disaster resistant.

You don’t need to visit a DRC to apply for FEMA assistance. To apply
without visiting a center, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362, go
online to DisasterAssistance.gov [http://www.disasterassistance.gov]
or download the FEMA App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]. If you
use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service
when you apply. The deadline to apply for federal assistance is Sept.
12, 2023.