DRC Hours for Labor Day, Monday, September 7

SAIPAN, CNMI – The Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Susupe will have shortened hours on Labor Day, Monday, September 7^th.

The DRC will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday September 7^th. The toll-free Helpline, 1-800-621-3362, is still available 24 hours, seven days a week.The Disaster Recovery Center will resume normal operation hours on Tuesday, September 8, 2015.Normal hours of operation are Monday-Saturdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

The DRC provides face-to-face assistance to survivors whose homes or businesses were affected by Typhoon Soudelor, during the period of August 1^st through August 3^rd.

Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are at the DRC to explain disaster assistance programs and help survivors apply for aid. FEMA Hazard Mitigation specialists are also on hand at the DRC to provide information and answer questions about cost-effective rebuilding and repair techniques to reduce property damage in future disasters and information on the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

The center is located at the Pedro P Tenorio Multi-purpose Center in Susupe.

Individuals and families, who suffered losses as a result of the late spring storms, have until Aug. 25, 2015 to register for disaster assistance and can do so online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621- 3362 (FEMA).  Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362.  Multilingual operators are available.

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.