MITIGATION SPECIALISTS INVITE ALL TEXANS TO TALK PREPAREDNESS JULY
23-28
[https://www.fema.gov/news-release/20200220/mitigation-specialists-invite-all-texans-talk-preparedness-july-23-28]


Release Date: 
七月 23, 2018 

AUSTIN, TEXAS – More than 50,00 Texans have learned how to better
prepare their homes for natural disasters while visiting local home
improvement stores. Join your fellow Texans and visit with a FEMA
mitigation specialist at a store near you.

 

We’re in the midst of hurricane season, making it a great time to
meet with a FEMA expert and learn how to prepare for extreme weather.
Our mitigation specialists will provide tips and techniques on how to
repair and build more hazard-resistant homes using proven methods to
mitigate against future flood damage.

 

Specialists are eager to meet with anyone who has questions about
disaster preparedness, even if Hurricane Harvey did not affect them.
Topics covered include making a family disaster plan, disaster supply
kits and the importance of flood insurance. FEMA mitigation
specialists will be available at these stores:

 

 

County

Locations

Dates

Hours

Brazoria

Home Depot (Store #6543)

 1514 Broadway St., Pearland, 77581

Mon. July 23-Sat. July 28

8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Brazoria

Home Depot (Store #6567)

10111 Broadway St., Pearland, 77584

Mon. July 23

Tues. July 24-Sat. July 28

11 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Montgomery

Lowe’s (Store #1515)

3052 College Park Drive, Conroe, 77384

  Mon. July 23-Sat. July 28

  8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Montgomery

Home Depot (#6516)

19103 I-45, Conroe, 77385

  Mon. July 23-Sat. July 28

  8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

 

For Texas-specific disaster mitigation information, visit
www.fema.gov/texas-disaster-mitigation.
[http://www.fema.gov/texas-disaster-mitigation] For additional
mitigation information, visit www.fema.gov/what-mitigation
[http://www.fema.gov/what-mitigation]. For information on protecting
properties from disaster, visit www.fema.gov/protect-your-
[http://www.fema.gov/protect-your-property]property.
[http://www.fema.gov/protect-your-property]

 

For more information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery, visit the
FEMA Hurricane Harvey disaster web page at www.fema.gov/disaster/4332,
[http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4332] the FEMA Harvey Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey, [http://www.facebook.com/FEMAharvey] the
FEMA Region 6 Twitter account at twitter.com/FEMARegion6
[https://twitter.com/FEMARegion6]or the Texas Division of Emergency
Management website at www.dps.texas.gov/dem/
[http://www.dps.texas.gov/dem/].