Several FEMA Centers in Missouri scheduled to close Saturday
The FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in the cities of Linn in Osage County, St. Robert in Pulaski County and Ellington in Reynolds County will close permanently at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Officials said that although the centers there will close, survivors of the 2017 flooding and severe storms will still be able to get help by phone.
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 helpline can assist survivors who want to register, change their information, or get answers about federal disaster assistance.
Having the nine-digit FEMA registration number and ZIP Code of the affected property will be used when calling the Helpline.
You can find locations of recovery centers here.
The federal disaster declaration covers eligible losses caused by 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.
