Three FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers to close, resources still available for survivors
According to an official release, the FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in the city of Linn in Osage County, the city of St. Robert in Pulaski County, and the city of Ellington in Reynolds County, will close permanently at 7:00 p.m. on July 1.
There will still be resources available for the flooding victims of 2017.
“Many of the services available at recovery centers are also available on the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Those who use 711 or Video Relay Services may call 800-621-3362. Those who use TTY may call 800-462-7585; MO Relay 800-735-2966; CapTel 877-242-2823; Speech to Speech 877-735-7877; VCO 800-735-0135. Multilingual operators will be available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further notice.”
The release also goes into further detail, listing how the helpline can help flood survivors:
— Register with FEMA;
— Provide a change of address, telephone and bank account numbers and insurance information to avoid disaster assistance processing delays;
— Obtain information about FEMA home inspections;
— Get other questions answered about federal disaster assistance;
— Get questions answered about letters from FEMA; and
— Learn how to appeal a FEMA decision.
There are other sources online at https://recovery.mo.gov/ and at www.fema.gov/DRC.
The release details what disasters and counties are eligible for federal disaster declaration covers. “Severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds and flooding between April 28 and May 11, 2017, in these counties: Bollinger, Butler, Carter, Douglas, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Howell, Jasper, Jefferson, Madison, Maries, McDonald, Newton, Oregon, Osage, Ozark, Pemiscot, Phelps, Pulaski, Reynolds, Ripley, Shannon, St. Louis, Stone, Taney, and Texas.
