Full Notification

DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS WILL OPEN IN OCEAN, BURLINGTON AND HUNTERDON COUNTIES

NEPTUNE, N.J. - FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) will open Sept. 14 in three new locations to provide face-to-face assistance to those who suffered damage from Hurricane Irene.
The centers are located at:

HUNTERDON COUNTY
Hunterdon County Complex
314 State Route 12, Building 1
Flemington, NJ 08822

The centers will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week, until further notice. Residents are urged to register before visiting a DRC.

There are three ways to register – go to www.disasterassistance.gov, to m.fema.gov or call FEMA toll-free, 800-621-FEMA (3362). Those with access or functional needs and who use a TTY, may call 800-462-7585; or, use 711 or Video Relay Service to call 800-621-3362. Telephone lines are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET; multilingual operators are available.

Residents can find the DRC nearest to them online at: http://asd.fema.gov/inter/locator/home.htm.
The FEMA/State Joint Information Center will announce additional DRC openings as they occur.

At the center, visitors can:
• Receive information about different types of state and federal disaster assistance.
• Get help completing applications for U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations.
• Inquire about the status of applications for federal assistance.
• Receive referrals to voluntary organizations to help with immediate unmet needs.
• Learn cost-effective measures to reduce the impact of future disaster losses.

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.

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