News and Media: Disaster 4632

Alabama residents who applied for assistance from FEMA after sustaining damage from the Oct. 6-7, 2021, severe storms and flooding will receive a letter from the agency in the mail or via email.

FEMA is committed to helping all eligible disaster survivors recover from the severe storms and flooding that occurred Oct. 6-7 in Jefferson and Shelby counties, including U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals and qualified residents.

CLANTON, Ala. – Disaster survivors should be aware that con artists and criminals may try to obtain money or steal personal information through fraud or identity theft. In some cases, thieves try to apply for FEMA assistance using names, addresses and Social Security numbers they have stolen from survivors.

Residents of Jefferson and Shelby counties in Alabama who were affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred Oct. 6-7, 2021, may apply for FEMA disaster assistance.

WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Alabama to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding from October 6-7, 2021.