Disaster Recovery Center Closes in Indian River County

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) operated by the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in Vero Beach, will close on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m.

The center is located at Indian River State College, Brackett Library, 6155 College Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32966.

Disaster survivors can visit any open DRC, even if they live in another county. Many services available at DRCs are also available by calling the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 (voice, 711/VRS-Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Toll-free lines are open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week, until further notice.  Multilingual operators are available (for Spanish, press 2). Survivors with questions regarding the application or the appeals process, or who need to register for assistance, may also visit online at DisasterAssistance.gov.

Downloading the FEMA App (available in English and Spanish) to their mobile device will allow survivors to:

• Apply for disaster assistance;
• Get directions to the nearest Disaster Recovery Center by visiting the DRC locator;
• Get weather alerts and,
• Subscribe to disaster safety tips.

In addition, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) offers low-interest disaster loans for businesses of all sizes, homeowners, renters, and certain private non-profit organizations. SBA disaster loans may help cover the cost of repairs, rebuilding, as well as the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged real estate and personal property.

For more information about SBA loans, call SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at

800-659-2955 (TTY: 800-877-8339), email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov, or visit http://www.sba.gov/disaster. Applicants may also apply online using the Electronic Loan Application (ELA) via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

For more information on Florida’s disaster recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4283, twitter.com/femaregion4, facebook.com/FEMA, and fema.gov/blog, floridadisaster.org or #FLRecovers. For imagery, video, graphics and releases, see www.fema.gov/Hurricane-Matthew.