MOBILE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO VISIT SUSSEX AND ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTIES


CONTACTS:

Bland Franklin, FEMA
757/896-7258
Janet L. Clements, VDES
757/896-7255

FEMA-1293-DR-VA-PR# 35
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

October 8,1999

 

MOBILE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER TO VISIT
SUSSEX AND ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTIES

 

HAMPTON, VA-The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Virginia Department of Emergency Services are taking their joint state and federal mobile Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to Stony Creek (Sussex County) and Windsor (Isle of Wight) during the week of October 11, 1999, according to state and federal disaster assistance officials.

The mobile DRC, which visited the Saxis and Onancock Volunteer Fire Departments (Accomack County) from October 4-9, will reopen for business at the following locations on the dates listed below:

 

 

 STONY CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
HARTLEY STREET

 

 WINDSOR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
ROUTE 460
 M-T, Oct. 11-12 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 13 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.		 Th-F, Oct. 14-15 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sat., Oct 16 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.


Assistance seekers from Sussex County, the Isle of Wight, and other disaster-affected areas will be able to visit the mobile DRC, and talk with state and federal representatives about the status of their disaster assistance applications and other services offered in connection with Hurricane Floyd.

Federal and state agencies use the mobile unit to get in touch with disaster assistance applicants who have already registered with FEMA, but have not been able to reach other DRC sites.

To register for disaster assistance, residents are urged to call 1-800-462-9029 or
TTY 1-800-462-7585 (for those with speech and hearing impairments) daily, 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Residents who have questions about disaster assistance programs or the status of their applications should call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-525-0321 or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY).

 

 

Note to Editors: Radio actualities with disaster information are available on the FEMA Radio Network (1-800-323-5248). Additional information is available on the Worldwide Web at http://www.vdes.state.va.us and http://www.fema.gov.