DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER IS OPENING IN OHIO COUNTY, WV
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240711/disaster-recovery-center-opening-ohio-county-wv]


Release Date: 
Jiyè 11, 2024 

July 11, 2024

DR-4787-WV-MA-001

FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597

FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov

Media Advisory

Disaster Recovery Center is Opening in Ohio County, WV 

CHARLESTON, W.VA.– A state-federal Disaster Recovery Center will
open at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Wheeling tomorrow, July 12,
2024, at 8 a.m.

The center is located at:

		OHIO COUNTY

U.S. Army Reserve Center

25 Armory Drive 

Wheeling, WV 26003

Hours of operation:

Monday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Closed Sunday

West Virginia residents who were impacted by the April 2-6 and 11-12
severe storms can visit a disaster recovery center to get help
registering for FEMA disaster assistance. To locate a center, check
the FEMA app or visit DRC Locator (fema.gov)
[https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator].

	* _THE FEMA REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THE APRIL 2-6 STORM IS JULY 22,
2024._
	* _THE FEMA REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THE APRIL 11-12 STORM IS SEPT.
3, 2024._

If you have received a letter from FEMA about your application status,
visit a DRC to learn more about next steps. Staff at the center can
help you submit additional information or supporting documentation for
FEMA to continue to process your application and answer any questions
you may have.

Survivors do not have to visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to
register with FEMA. If it is not possible to visit a center, call
800-621-FEMA (3362). The toll-free telephone line operates from 7 a.m.
to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If you use a relay service, such as
video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give
FEMA the number for that service.

For more information on West Virginia’s disaster recovery, visit
emd.wv.gov [https://emd.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx], West Virginia
Emergency Management Division Facebook page
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD], www.fema.gov/disaster/4787
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4787], and www.facebook.com/FEMA
[https://www.facebook.com/FEMA].

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_FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after
disasters. FEMA Region 3’s jurisdiction includes Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia._

_Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race,
color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English
proficiency, or economic status. If you or someone you know has been
discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 833-285-7448. If you use
a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned
telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.
Multilingual operators are available (press 2 for  Spanish and 3 for
other languages)._