News and Media: Disaster 4473

• All Disaster Recovery Centers in Puerto Rico will be closed Friday in observance of the Fourth of July holiday.

• Centers will reopen Monday, July 6.

• Disaster Recovery Centers are open, with safety restrictions in place, in Ciales, Guánica, Guayanilla and Ponce. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday.

• Disaster Recovery Centers are operating under COVID safety precautions. Masks are required, hand sanitizer is provided, and social distancing is maintained.

PONCE, Puerto Rico – With seismic activity centered along Puerto Rico’s southern coast for the past six months, time is running out for people who may qualify for FEMA disaster assistance, since the deadline is July 2.

FEMA is encouraging residents to use these last few days to evaluate damage to your homes from the earthquakes that began Dec. 28.

PONCE, Puerto Rico – Disaster Recovery Centers will reopen Monday in Guánica, Guayanilla and Ponce to assist Puerto Rico residents affected by the ongoing earthquakes. FEMA expects to reopen other recovery centers. 

All three centers will accommodate in-person visits by appointment and drive-thru services, where residents can have their documents scanned into their case file and returned to them. No appointments are necessary for the drive-thrus. The hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

PONCE, Puerto Rico – Your friends or neighbors may not understand how disaster assistance programs work. Urge them to find out if they may be eligible for help. Emphasize to friends and neighbors the first step toward obtaining recovery assistance is to apply with FEMA.

The deadline to apply is July 2.

Maybe they have not applied to FEMA because they have insurance.  But federal disaster assistance may pay for damage that their insurance did not cover. Advise them to go ahead and apply.

PONCE, Puerto Rico – FEMA has extended the application deadline for residents who had damage from the earthquakes. Residents now have until July 2 to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for the ongoing earthquakes that began in December.