HOW TO APPLY FOR FEMA ASSISTANCE IF YOUR HOME IS A BOAT
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20221209/how-apply-fema-assistance-if-your-home-boat]


Release Date: 
十二月 9, 2022 

BRANDON, FLA. - If a boat was your primary residence before and during
Hurricane Ian making landfall in Florida – and the boat sustained
hurricane damage - FEMA may be able to help. Survivors living in one
of the 26 counties designated for federal assistance are encouraged to
apply.

You can begin your application online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov], visit a Disaster Recovery Center
or call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. The line is open every day
from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET. Be ready to provide the physical and
complete address of the dock or marina and the slip or mooring number,
if the boat was not located on private property. 

There are multiple Disaster Recovery Centers operating throughout the
impacted area. To find a center close to you, go online to: DRC
Locator [https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator] or
floridadisaster.org [http://www.floridadisaster.org], or text DRC
along with your ZIP Code to 43362.

Living on a boat is a unique situation, but you may qualify for FEMA
assistance. However, if you don’t provide a slip or mooring number,
it may result in your application becoming attached to another boat or
boats at the same address. This will cause delays in processing your
application. You also cannot use a P.O. Box as your primary address,
but you can use it as a mailing address.

The designated counties are Brevard, Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto,
Flagler, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Lee,
Manatee, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco,
Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, and Volusia.

_For the latest information on Florida’s recovery from Hurricane
Ian, visit __floridadisaster.org/info_
[https://www.floridadisaster.org/info]_ __and
__fema.gov/disaster/4673_ [https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4673]_.
Follow __FEMA Region 4 (@femaregion4) / Twitter_
[https://www.twitter.com/femaregion4]_ and at __facebook.com/fema_
[http://www.facebook.com/fema]_._

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FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after
disasters.

_All FEMA disaster assistance will be provided without discrimination
on the grounds of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment),
sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability,
limited English proficiency, economic status. If you believe your
civil rights are being violated, you can call the Civil Rights
Resource line at 833-285-7448_