DUNBAR DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER CLOSING
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240814/dunbar-disaster-recovery-center-closing]


Release Date: 
August 14, 2024 

Aug. 14, 2024
DR-4787-WV MA-006
FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597
FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov

Media Advisory

Dunbar Disaster Recovery Center Closing

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state-federal Disaster Recovery Center at
the Dunbar Recreation Center is closing permanently Friday, Aug. 16,
2024, at 6 p.m.

The center is located at:

		KANAWHA COUNTY DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER

Dunbar Recreation Center

2601 Fairlawn Ave

Dunbar, WV 25064

Hours of operation:

Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Closing permanently at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 16, 2024

The other Kanawha County recovery center will remain open; that center
is located at:

		KANAWHA COUNTY DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER

Tyler Mountain FD

5380 Big Tyler Road

Charleston, WV 25313

Hours of operation:

Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Closed on Sundays

Residents of all counties can continue to visit other centers in West
Virginia. To locate one, check the FEMA app or visit fema.gov/drc
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator]. The deadline to apply
for FEMA disaster assistance is Sept. 3, 2024.

If you have received a letter from FEMA about your application status,
visit a disaster center to learn more about next steps.  Disaster
Recovery Center staff can help you submit additional information or
supporting documentation for FEMA to continue to process your
application and answer any questions you may have.

Survivors do not have to visit a disaster center to register with
FEMA. If it is not possible to visit one, call 800-621-FEMA (3362).
The toll-free telephone line operates from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven
days a week. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service
(VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for
that service.

For more information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery, visit emd.wv.gov,
[https://emd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx] West Virginia Emergency Management
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD] Division Facebook page,
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD] www.fema.gov/disaster/4787
[https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4787] and www.facebook.com/FEMA.
[https://www.facebook.com/FEMA]

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proficiency, or economic status. If you or someone you know has been
discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 833-285-7448. If you use
a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.
Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish and 3 for
other languages)._