[Fair Lawn] FEMA to Open Disaster Recovery Center in Bergen County

[news at fairlawn.org]

FEMA Opening a Disaster Recovery Center in Bergen County

Starting Sunday (04/29) at 1200 PM, FEMA will open a Disaster Recovery
Center at the Bergen County Administration Building, One Bergen County
Plaza, Room 460 (The Learning Center) in Hackensack.

A Disaster Recovery Center allows residents and businesses to meet
one-on-one with FEMA and other federal, state, and county agencies to
discuss their disaster related needs.

The Disaster Recovery Center will be open until 8:00 PM this Sunday and then
operate on a daily basis (7 days a week) from 8:00 AM through 8:00 PM until
further notice.

Assistance coordinated by FEMA may include grants to pay for temporary
housing, home repairs, and other serious disaster related expenses. Low
interest loans from the US Small Business Administration may also be
available to cover residential and business losses not fully covered by
insurance.

IMPORTANT:  Residents and business owners who sustained losses during the
recent Nor' Easter do not need to go to the Disaster Recovery Center to
register for assistance and are strongly encouraged to apply for assistance
through FEMA by registering on-line at www.fema.gov or by calling
1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech
impaired.
					
Please refer residents to the New Jersey OEM website for additional
information on disaster assistance: www.Ready.NJ.Gov.

FEMA notes that damage surveys are still underway and additional forms of
assistance may be designated at a later date.