VENTURA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPEN AT FAIRGROUNDS [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230211/ventura-disaster-recovery-center-open-fairgrounds] Release Date: February 10, 2023 SACRAMENTO, CALIF. – A Disaster Recovery Center is open at Ventura County Fairgrounds, where residents who were affected by the severe storms and flooding can update your FEMA applications and learn about state and community programs and other available assistance. The Ventura County center is located at: VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS & EVENT CENTER SANTA ROSA HALL 10 WEST HARBOR BOULEVARD VENTURA, CA 93001 HOURS: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily   Specialists at the recovery center can clarify information you have received from FEMA or other agencies; they can explain the rental assistance available to homeowners and renters; and they can fax your requested documents to a FEMA processing center and scan or copy new information or documents needed for case files. Residents who had uninsured or underinsured damage and losses resulting from the severe storms and flooding are encouraged to apply to FEMA, although you do not need to visit a Disaster Recovery Center to apply. Here are other ways to apply: Go to DisasterAssistance.gov [http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov], use the FEMA mobile app or call the FEMA HELPLINE AT 800-621-3362. If you use video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that service. Helpline operators are available from 7 A.M. TO 11 P.M. DAILY. Press 2 for Spanish. Press 3 for an interpreter who speaks your language. For an accessible video on how to apply, go to youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI]. You can also visit any Disaster Recovery Center and meet with FEMA staff and representatives of other federal and state agencies who can provide information about disaster assistance. To find a recovery center near you, visit DRC Locator (fema.gov) [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator].