FEMA Offers Advice for Texans on Lessening Disaster Damage in Orange, Jasper Counties

AUSTIN, Texas – Teams of specialists from FEMA will offer tips and techniques to lessen the impact of disaster-related property damage at three Orange County Building Materials locations in Jasper and Orange Counties.

Specialists will be available at the following locations:

Orange County

Orange County Building Materials, 365 Old US 90, Vidor, TX 77662

Orange County Building Materials, 2865 Texas Avenue, Bridge City, TX 77611

Jasper County

Orange County Building Materials, 35078 Hwy 96 South, Buna, TX 77612

Available: 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 28-29; 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30; and 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, May 2-3

FEMA Mitigation specialists will be on hand to answer questions and offer home improvement tips to reduce damage in future disasters. Information is geared to both do-it-yourselfers and general contractors on topics such as storm shelters and safe rooms.

Booklets are available in both English and Spanish on protecting your home from flood damage and other natural disasters. If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to access materials such as Braille, large print, or ASL interpreters, please let our representatives know.  More information about strengthening property can be found at fema.gov/what-mitigation and fema.gov/texas-disaster-mitigation.

FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program has a call center to answer policyholder questions, service claims, provide general information and offer technical assistance. To speak with a flood insurance specialist, call 800-621-3362 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

For more information on the Texas recovery, visit the disaster webpage at fema.gov/disaster/4266, Twitter at twitter.com/femaregion6 and the Texas Division of Emergency Management website, txdps.state.tx.us/dem.

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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.