FEMA Disaster Recovery Center In Des Plaines To Close

Posted June 13, 2013 11:00 pm

Karen Kozenczak

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) at 1486 Miner Street will be closing on Friday, June 21, 2013. FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Teams will continue working in Des Plaines making personal visits until June 27, 2013.

According to a bulletin issued by FEMA, many residents may mistakenly believe they have registered with FEMA. After the storms and flooding that took place between April 16 and May 5, 2013, many affected residents have spoken to representatives from insurance companies and state and local agencies about disaster assistance and may be under the mistaken impression they have registered with FEMA.

The way to know for sure that you have registered with FEMA is if you have been assigned a nine-digit Registration Identification Number, which verifies your registration status.

Following are the several ways of registering or to verify your registration status for FEMA disaster assistance:

• Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 or (TTY) 800-462-7585

• For those who use 711 Relay or Video Relay Services, call 800-621-3362

• Online at www.disasterassistance.gov

• Via web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov

The toll-free numbers operate from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Multilingual phone operators are available on the FEMA helpline. Choose Option 2 for Spanish and Option 3 for other languages.

The deadline to register for FEMA disaster assistance is Tuesday, July 9, 2013.

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