DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN PORTERVILLE [https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20230801/disaster-recovery-center-opens-porterville] Release Date: Tháng 8 1, 2023 A Disaster Recovery Center has opened in Porterville to help residents affected by the severe winter storms.  The center is located at: TULE RIVER JUSTICE CENTER  CONFERENCE ROOM 138 129 SOUTH RESERVATION ROAD  PORTERVILLE, CA 93257 HOURS OF OPERATION: 10 A.M. TO 6 P.M. DAILY Specialists at the center will be able to help survivors with their FEMA applications and provide information on SBA low-interest loans and other available assistance. No appointment is needed. However, residents don’t have to visit a Disaster Recovery Center to sign up for FEMA assistance. They can go to DisasterAssistance.gov [https://www.disasterassistance.gov/], use the FEMA Mobile app  [https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products] or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Helpline operators can assist in many languages. The Helpline is available from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. PDT. Anyone using the video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others will need to give FEMA their number for that service.  For an accessible video on how to apply, go to youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU7wzRjByhI]. For the latest information on California’s recovery from the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides, visit FEMA.gov/disaster/4699 [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4699] . You may also follow twitter.com/Cal_OES [https://twitter.com/Cal_OES],  facebook.com/CaliforniaOES [https://www.facebook.com/CaliforniaOES], @FEMARegion9/Twitter [https://twitter.com/FEMARegion9?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] and Facebook.com/FEMA [https://www.facebook.com/FEMA/].