DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER IN OHIO COUNTY IS RELOCATING TO WETZEL
COUNTY, WV
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240622/disaster-recovery-center-ohio-county-relocating-wetzel-county-wv]


Release Date: 
June 22, 2024 

June 22, 2024

DR-4783-WV-MA-019

FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597

FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY

Disaster Recovery Center in Ohio County is Relocating to Wetzel
County, WV

CHARLESTON, W.VA.– A state-federal Disaster Recovery Center
at the US Army Reserve Center located at 25 Armory Drive in Wheeling
is closing today, June 22, 2024, at 6 p.m.

The center is located at:

		Ohio County

   US Army Reserve Ctr

  25 Armory Drive, 

  Wheeling, WV 26003

Hours of operation:

CLOSING JUNE 22, 2024, AT 6 P.M.

Another DRC will be opening in Wetzel County at the United Methodist
Church located at 10 Howard Jeffers Dr. in New Martinsville
on Monday, June 24, 2024. It will remain open until June 29, 2024, at
6 p.m.

The center is located at:

		Wetzel County

   United Methodist Church 

   10 Howard Jeffers Dr. 

   New Martinsville 26155

Hours of operation:

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

_June 24 through June 29, 2024_

_THE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTERS WILL BE OPENING ON A ROTATING BASIS AT
THREE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING THE WETZEL COUNTY, MARSHALL COUNTY, AND
OHIO COUNTY FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. _

Residents of all counties can continue to visit other DRCs in West
Virginia. To locate a center, check the FEMA app or visit DRC Locator
(fema.gov) [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator].

Survivors do not have to visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to
register with FEMA. If it is not possible to visit a DRC, 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/About/News/Pages/default.aspx], West Virginia
Emergency Management Division Facebook page
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD/], www.fema.gov/disaster/4783
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4783], and www.facebook.com/FEMA
[http://www.facebook.com/FEMA]. 

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disasters. FEMA Region 3’s jurisdiction includes Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
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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)._