FORREST COUNTY DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER CHANGING HOURS, CLOSING MARCH
3; HELP REMAINS AVAILABLE
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20250121/forrest-county-disaster-recovery-center-changing-hours-closing-march-3-help]


Release Date: 
2월 22, 2017 

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The disaster recovery center in Petal is
adjusting hours of operation beginning Saturday, Feb. 25. The center,
run jointly by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, will close permanently on Friday,
March 3 at 5 p.m.

The center is located at:
PETAL CIVIC CENTER712A South Main StreetPetal, MS 39465
 

Through Friday, Feb. 24 of this week, the center will be open 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. but will be closed Saturday, Feb. 25. The center’s final
week of operation will be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27 through
Friday, March 3.

After the center closes March 3, storm survivors in Forrest County can
still get help by visiting the remaining disaster recovery center at
C.E. Roy Community Center, 300 E. 5th Street, in Hattiesburg. Hours
are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday.

Many of the same services available at a disaster recovery center also
are available by calling the FEMA helpline.

MEMA and FEMA encourage Mississippi survivors who registered for
disaster assistance with FEMA to stay in touch. If survivors change
mailing addresses or phone numbers, they should update FEMA with the
information. Missing or incorrect information could result in delays
in receiving assistance.

Survivors in Forrest, Lamar, Lauderdale and Perry counties who have
not yet registered for federal assistance can do so one of the
following ways:

	* At an open DRC
	* Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[http://www.disasterassistance.gov/].
	* Download the FEMA mobile app [https://www.fema.gov/mobile-app].
	* FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585. The toll-free
numbers are open daily from 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M.
	* Help is available in most languages and information on the
registration process is available in American Sign Language at
www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/111546
[http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/videos/111546].

Survivors with a communication-related disability may request
reasonable accommodations to aid in communication. For instance, they
may request an American Sign Language interpreter. Accommodations can
be requested by contacting (770) 241-5525 or (800) 621-3362.

For more information on Mississippi’s tornado recovery, go to
fema.gov/disaster/4295 [http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4295] or visit
the MEMA site at msema.org [http://www.msema.org/]. Follow MEMA on
Facebook facebook.com/msemaorg [http://www.facebook.com/msemaorg] and
on Twitter @msema
[https://twitter.com/MSEMA?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor.%20].

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_FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to
ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and
improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,
recover from, and mitigate all hazards._

_All FEMA disaster assistance will be provided without discrimination
on the grounds of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment),
religion, national origin, age, disability, limited English
proficiency, economic status, or retaliation. If you believe your
civil rights are being violated, call 800-621-3362 or
800-462-7585(TTY/TDD)._

_FEMA’s temporary housing assistance and grants for public
transportation expenses, medical and dental expenses, and funeral and
burial expenses do not require individuals to apply for an SBA loan.
However, applicants who receive SBA loan applications must submit them
to SBA loan officers to be eligible for assistance that covers
personal property, vehicle repair or replacement, and moving and
storage expenses._