Learn to Build Back Stronger in St. Johns County

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.–Do you have questions about how you can reduce damage to your property from future flooding and other natural disasters?  FEMA Mitigation specialists may have answers.

You can visit Lowe’s Home Improvement Center in St. Augustine from Friday, Nov. 11 through Tuesday Nov. 15, 2016 to speak with FEMA mitigation specialists who can answer questions and offer tips on topics such as flood proofing a home, elevating utilities and removing and replacing wet drywall.

WHERE:      

Lowe’s

1955 US Highway 1 South

St. Augustine, FL 32086

WHEN:         

Friday Nov. 11, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday Nov. 12 and Sunday Nov. 13, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Monday Nov. 14 and Tuesday Nov. 15, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This free information is geared to both homeowners and general contractors.

Residents can also contact FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program helpline for help with policy questions, service claims, technical assistance and general information. To speak with a flood insurance specialist, call 800-621-3362 (voice, 711/VRS-Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). After choosing your language, press 2.

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.

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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.

Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-3362 (voice, 711/VRS – Video Relay Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for Spanish).