PENSACOLA, Fla. — FEMA has opened a mobile registration center for Hurricane Sally survivors in Bay County.
The center, called a Mobile Registration Intake Center (MRIC), is staffed with FEMA personnel who can assist with registration and answer questions about disaster-assistance programs. Center location:
BAY COUNTY
Bay County Public Library
898 West 11th St.
Panama City, FL 32401
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
The center in Okaloosa County will change locations Wednesday, Oct. 7. The new location will be:
OKALOOSA COUNTY
Northwest Florida Fairgrounds
1958 Lewis Turner Blvd
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Other centers are operating in Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties. Disaster survivors can get help registering at any of the centers. Other locations:
ESCAMBIA COUNTY
Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Hwy, Pensacola, FL 32507
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto St., Pensacola, FL 32505
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Escambia County Extension Service, 3740 Stefani Rd., Cantonment, FL 32533
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
SANTA ROSA COUNTY
Pensacola State College, South Santa Rosa Center, 4075 Gulf Breeze Pkwy, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
The centers operate under COVID-19 protocols to ensure visitors and FEMA personnel are safe. Distancing and face coverings are required.
It is not necessary to visit a center to register with FEMA. Disaster survivors with uninsured losses can also apply by:
- Visiting DisasterAssistance.gov;
- Downloading the FEMA App; or by
- Calling 800-621-3362 (800-462-7585 TTY). Multilingual operators are available. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, seven days a week. Those who use a relay service such as a videophone, InnoCaption or CapTel should provide FEMA with their specific phone number assigned to that service.
The following information is necessary when you register:
- Address of the damaged dwelling where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address)
- Current mailing address
- Current telephone number
- Insurance information
- Total household annual income
- Routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account)
- A description of disaster-caused damage and losses