OKLAHOMA CITY – A Disaster Recovery Center will open Wednesday, June 5, in Washita County to help Oklahoma residents affected by the April 25 - May 9 severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, and flooding continue their recovery.
Residents and businesses in Carter, Craig, Hughes, Johnston, Kay, Lincoln, Love, McClain, Murray, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Washington and Washita counties can visit the center to apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents, learn about available resources and get their questions answered in person. Recovery specialists from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration and other organizations will be available to meet with visitors – no appointment is needed.
The center will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. June 5-8 and June 10-11 (closed Sunday) at:
Washita County Activity Center
1005 E. Third St.
Cordell, OK 73632
All centers are accessible to people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs, and are equipped with assistive technology. If you need a reasonable accommodation or interpreter, please call 833-285-7448 (press 2 for Spanish).
For more information about Disaster Recovery Centers open near you, visit fema.gov/drc.
To apply for FEMA assistance without visiting a center, go online to DisasterAssistance.gov, download the FEMA App or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Calls are accepted from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Central Time. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service such as video relay service (VRS) or captioned telephone service, give FEMA your number for that service when you call.
For the latest information visit fema.gov/disaster/4776. Follow the FEMA Region 6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6 or on Facebook at facebook.com/FEMARegion6/.