DID HURRICANE HELENE AFFECT YOUR WELL, FURNACE OR SEPTIC SYSTEM?
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20241103/did-hurricane-helene-affect-your-well-furnace-or-septic-system]


Release Date: 
November 2, 2024 

COLUMBIA, S.C. – If your private well, furnace or septic system was
damaged by Hurricane Helene, you may be eligible for financial
assistance from FEMA. 

For disaster-damaged private wells, heating systems, furnaces and
septic systems, FEMA may pay for the cost of a professional, licensed
technician to visit your home and prepare an estimate detailing the
necessary repairs or replacement expenses. 

FEMA may also pay for the actual repair or replacement cost of your
private well, furnace or septic system, which may not be covered by
homeowner’s insurance. Be sure to keep any receipts or estimates
because you may be eligible for assistance even if the work has
already been completed.

At the time of your home inspection, let the FEMA inspector know which
essential appliances and systems may have been damaged by the storm. 

If you already had an inspection and these damages were not reported,
contact the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 or visit any Disaster
Recovery Center to update your application. To find the nearest
center, visit fema.gov/DRC [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator]
or text “DRC” along with your Zip Code to 43362. 

HOW TO APPLY

If you have not applied for FEMA assistance yet, there is still time
to submit your application. Homeowners and renters in Abbeville,
Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee,
Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper,
Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg,
Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and York counties and
the Catawba Indian Nation who were affected by Hurricane Helene are
eligible to apply for FEMA assistance. 

You can apply in several ways: online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/], in person at any Disaster
Recovery Center, on your phone using the FEMA mobile app
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] or by
calling the FEMA Helpline. The telephone line is open every day and
help is available in many languages. If you use a relay service, such
as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone or other service,
give FEMA your number for that service.

For a video with American Sign Language, voiceover and open captions
about how to apply for FEMA assistance, select this link
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZGpWI2RCNw].

FEMA programs are accessible to survivors with disabilities and others
with access and functional needs.