MOBILE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN BOONE COUNTY, WV
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240611/mobile-disaster-recovery-center-opens-boone-county-wv]


Release Date: 
六月 11, 2024 

Charleston, W.Va.– A state-federal Mobile Disaster Recovery
Center will open tomorrow, June 11, 2024, at 8 a.m. at the John
Slack Park Parking Lot in Boone County to help West Virginia
residents affected by the April 2-6 severe storms. Individuals in
Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio,
Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties can apply for assistance from
FEMA. Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers are outside and exposed to
weather. Visitors should be prepared to be outside for short periods
of time as they get assistance.

 

Disaster Recovery Centers serve as one-stop shops for eligible storm
survivors seeking one-on-one help. Representatives from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) are at the centers to answer questions. Centers
are open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

 

If you have received a letter from FEMA about your application status,
visit a DRC to learn more about next steps.  DRC 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.

 

The center is located at:

 

		Boone County

John Slack Park Parking Lot

38 John Slack Circle, Racine, WV, 25165

 

Hours of operation:

Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

 

State and FEMA officials continue to work closely with local officials
in hard-hit areas to identify suitable sites for additional centers.
Survivors can locate the center closest to them, by visiting the FEMA
DRC Locator [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator] page or
downloading the FEMA App to their mobile device to:

	* Apply for disaster assistance
	* Get directions to the nearest Disaster Recovery Center
	* Find shelter locations
	* Get weather alerts
	* Subscribe to disaster safety tips

Survivors do not have to visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to
register with FEMA. If it is not possible to visit a DRC, 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.

The fastest and easiest way to apply for
assistance is by visiting www.disasterassistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov]

Disaster assistance may include grants to help homeowners and renters
pay for temporary housing, essential home repairs, personal property
replacement, and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by
insurance. 

SBA offers low-interest disaster loans for businesses of all sizes,
homeowners, renters, and private non-profit organizations. SBA
disaster loans may cover repairs, rebuilding, as well as the cost of
replacing lost or disaster-damaged real estate and personal
property. 

For more information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery, visit emd.wv.gov
[https://emd.wv.gov/About/News/Pages/default.aspx], West Virginia
Emergency Management Division Facebook page
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD/], www.fema.gov/disaster/4783
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4783], and www.facebook.com/FEMA
[http://www.facebook.com/FEMA]. 

 

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disasters. FEMA Region 3’s jurisdiction includes Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
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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 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)._