RALEIGH, N.C. – Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at Sound Ace Hardware in Emerald Isle starting Oct. 30.
FEMA mitigation specialists can answer questions about home repair, making disaster plans, putting together supply kits and the importance of flood insurance.
Mitigation is the effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disaster. The mitigation specialists will be available at:
Sound Ace Hardware
300 Emerald Plantation Road
Emerald Isle, N.C. 28594
Tuesday, Oct. 30 through Friday, Nov. 16, 2018
from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time.
More mitigation events will be held at home improvement stores in disaster-affected North Carolina counties in the coming weeks.
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FEMA’s mission: Helping people before, during and after disasters.