DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENING IN ROANE COUNTY, W.VA.
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240722/disaster-recovery-center-opening-roane-county-wva]


Release Date: 
July 22, 2024 

July 21, 2024
DR-4787-WV MA-006
FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597
FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov

Media Advisory

Disaster Recovery Center Opening in Roane County, W.Va.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A state-federal Disaster Recovery Center will
open in Spencer, W.Va., Monday, July 22, 2024, at 8 a.m. to help West
Virginia residents affected by the severe storms and flooding of April
11-12, 2024.

The center is located at:

		ROANE COUNTY MOBILE DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER

Old National Guard Armory Parking Lot

206 E Main St.

Spencer, WV 25276

Hours of operation:

Monday - Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

Closed on Sundays

West Virginia residents who were impacted by the April 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]. 

Other recovery experts from the U.S. Small Business Administration will also be
available at the Disaster Recovery Center to address additional
needs.

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
[https://www.facebook.com/WVEMD] 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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disasters. FEMA Region 3’s jurisdiction includes Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
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_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)._