Disaster Recovery Center Opens In Baker County to Help Tropical Storm Debby Survivors 

Release Date: July 6, 2012
Release Number: 4068-003

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ATLANTA, Ga. — A disaster recovery center is open in Baker County to help those whose homes or businesses were affected by Tropical Storm Debby. It is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week.

Representatives from the Florida Division of Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Small Business Administration and other agencies will be at the center to explain disaster assistance programs and help survivors apply for aid.

The disaster recovery center is located at the following address:

Baker County
Across the street from Christian Fellowship Temple
Apartment 1
337 N. 7th St.
MacClenny, FL 32063

If possible, before going to a disaster recovery center, people with storm losses should register with FEMA. There are three ways to apply:

• By calling 800-621-FEMA (3362). Help is available in most languages, and lines are open
  7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Those who are deaf or hard of hearing and use a TTY may call 800-462-7585.
• Online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.
• By tablet or smartphone using the FEMA app or m.fema.gov.

Federal disaster assistance for individuals and families can include money for rental assistance, essential home repairs, personal property loss and other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.

Low-interest disaster loans from the Small Business Administration are also available to help with residential and business losses not covered by insurance. Survivors and businesses may obtain information on SBA disaster loan applications by calling 800-659-2955 (800-877-8339 for people who are deaf or hard of hearing) or online at www.SBA.gov. They may also apply online at disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

For more information on the Florida Division of Emergency Management and to get a disaster preparedness plan, visit www.FloridaDisaster.org. Follow us on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/flsert and visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/floridasert.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.

Last Modified: Monday, 09-Jul-2012 07:51:43