FEMA center to close Friday
By From staff reports
Published in News on January 4, 2017 9:57 AM
The Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Center in the W.A. Foster Recreation Center will close Friday, Jan. 6, at 6 p.m.
Visits to the center have decreased so FEMA and the state will close the center, FEMA officials said.
Survivors can still get help by calling the FEMA Helpline or visiting one of the other recovery centers.
To locate an open center, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362, use the ReadyNC and FEMA mobile apps or go online to FEMA.gov/DRC or readync.org.
Registering with FEMA is the first step to federal disaster assistance.
Register before the deadline of Jan. 9:
* Online at DisasterAssistance.gov.
* Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 for voice, 711 and Video Relay Service. If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585.
* Download the FEMA mobile app and apply.
Survivors requiring a reasonable accommodation (American Sign Language interpreting, Braille, large print, etc.) while visiting a disaster recovery center may call the appropriate Helpline number listed above for support.
These toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. Help is available in many languages, and information on the registration process is available in ASL at www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/111546.
FEMA assistance is nontaxable and will not affect eligibility for Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare or other federal benefits.
Register even if you have insurance. FEMA cannot duplicate insurance payments, but if you are underinsured you may receive help after your claim has been settled.
For more information on North Carolina's recovery, visit the disaster webpage at fema.gov/disaster/4285; or visit the North Carolina Emergency Management website at readync.org.
Follow FEMA on Twitter at @femaregion4 and North Carolina Emergency Management @NCEmergency.