Mitigation Teams Continue to Offer Free Home Repair Advice

WARREN, Mich. – Mitigation specialists continue their outreach in five new locations in Oakland and Wayne counties to give free advice on rebuilding properties damaged in the August floods, and to answer questions on how to be disaster-ready.

The new locations are:

Oakland County:
Home Depot
1177 Coolidge Highway
Troy, MI 48084
Oct. 19 to Nov. 3, Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Thursdays.

Lowe’s Home Improvement
434 W. 12 Mile Road
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Oct. 22 to Nov. 4, 2014, Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Thursdays.

Wayne County:
Home Depot
23300 W. Allen
Woodhaven, MI 48183
Oct. 20 to Nov. 3, 2014, Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Thursdays.

Ace Brooks Lumber
2200 Trumbull Ave.
Detroit, MI 48216
Oct. 23 to Nov. 4, 2014, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Closed Sundays.

Lowe’s Home Improvement
23111 Outer Drive
Allen Park, MI 48101
Oct. 24 to Nov. 4, 2014, Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Thursdays.       

The mitigation specialists offer free advice and publications on rebuilding, and provide information on how to minimize damages ahead of the next disaster.

FEMA provides mitigation information in coordination with the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management Homeland Security Division.

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English: http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4195

Spanish: http://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/4195