FREE REBUILDING AND REPAIR ADVICE AVAILABLE IN BAY AND LEON COUNTIES
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230502/free-rebuilding-and-repair-advice-available-bay-and-leon-counties-0]


Release Date: 
November 28, 2018 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As Floridians repair or rebuild their homes
damaged by Hurricane Michael, FEMA and home-improvement stores in Bay
and Leon counties are teaming up to provide free information and
literature on making homes stronger and safer.

	* FEMA specialists will be on hand to answer questions and offer
home-improvement guidance with proven methods to prevent or reduce
damage from future disasters. 
	* Most of the information and the free publications are tailored for
do-it-yourself work and general contractors. 
 
Advisors will be available at the following stores:

County

Location

Dates

Hours

Bay County

              

Home Depot

11500 Panama City Beach Parkway

Panama City, Fl 32407

850-234-2018

 

Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

 

 

All times local

Thu. – Wed.

8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed Sundays

 

Leon County

 

 

Lowes Home Improvement Center

5500 Commonwealth Blvd.

Tallahassee, Fl 32303

 

 

Nov. 29 to Dec. 5

 

 

All times local

Thu. – Wed.

8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Closed Sundays

 

 

 

Find more information about strengthening property at
fema.gov/protect-your-property
[http://www.fema.gov/protect-your-property].

FEMA specialists can provide general guidance regarding flood
insurance policies and offer technical assistance to aid in recovery.

 

To get in touch with FEMA, call the Helpline at 800-621-3362 or
800-462-7585 (TTY). Multilingual operators are available. Operators
are on duty from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week until further
notice

 

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FEMA’s mission: Helping people before, during, and after disasters.

 

For a list of resources available to individuals and businesses
affected by Hurricane Michael, visit www.floridadisaster.org/info
[http://www.floridadisaster.org/info]

For more Hurricane Michael recovery information, visit
www.fema.gov/disaster/4399 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4399].

 

Follow FEMA and the Florida Division of Emergency Management on
Twitter at @FEMARegion4 [https://twitter.com/FEMARegion4]and @FLSERT.
[http://www.twitter.com/flsert] You may also visit FEMA and the
Division’s Facebook pages at Facebook.com/FEMA
[https://facebook.com/fema]and Facebook.com/FloridaSERT
[http://www.facebook.com/floridasert].