California Disaster Recovery Centers change operational hours

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency and Cal OES are altering the schedules of Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Calaveras and Lake counties, with two Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers closing permanently.

Starting this weekend the DRC hours of operation will be:

Monday – Friday:                               8 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Saturday:                                             9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sunday:                                               Closed

The DRC locations are:

Calaveras County:    The Calaveras County Disaster Recovery Center in San Andreas

                                    891 Mountain Ranch Rd., San Andreas, CA 95249

Lake County:             The Lake County Disaster Recovery Center in Clearlake

                        14860 Olympic Dr., Clearlake, CA 95422

                                    The Lake County Disaster Recovery Center in Middletown

                                    21256 Washington St., Middletown, CA 95461

The following two mobile DRCs will be closing end of business Saturday Oct. 24. 

                        The Calaveras County Disaster Recovery Center in Mountain Ranch

7867 Whiskey Slide Rd., Mountain Ranch, CA 95246

                        The Calaveras County Disaster Recovery Center in Rail Road Flat

250 Railroad Flat Rd., Rail Road Flat, CA 95248

Survivors can also apply for FEMA assistance online at DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362; TTY 800-462-7585; 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362.

A direct telephone hotline is operational to process any requests from survivors who may need additional assistance:  916-381-0330, TTY CALL 711.

For more updated information on California’s wildfire recovery, survivors may visit: caloes.ca.gov or http://beta.fema.gov/disaster/4240 and follow us on Twitter@femaregion9 and at Facebook.com/FEMA.

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-FEMA (3362). If you have a speech disability or hearing loss and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585 directly; if you use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362.

FEMA’s temporary housing assistance and grants for public transportation expenses, medical and dental expenses, and funeral and burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan. However, applicants who are referred to SBA for a disaster loan must apply to be eligible for additional FEMA assistance that covers personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and storage expenses.

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