FEMA DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER OPENS IN ISLAND POND
[https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20240903/fema-disaster-recovery-center-opens-island-pond]


Release Date: 
九月 1, 2024 

A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Island Pond in the
town of Brighton, at the Brighton Town Hall Gym from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. The joint DRC, a temporary facility established in partnership
between Brighton, the state of Vermont and FEMA, has disaster
assistance specialists available to help disaster survivors apply for
FEMA Individual Assistance, upload documents needed for their
application and answer questions in person.

The DRC is located at:

	* BRIGHTON TOWN HALL GYM - 49 MILL STREET, ISLAND POND, VT 05846
	* Sunday – Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

You do not need an appointment to visit a DRC.

Other DRCs open include:

	* LYNDONVILLE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY - 316 MAIN ST., LYNDONVILLE, VT
05851
	* WATERBURY ARMORY - 294 ARMORY BLVD, WATERBURY, VT 05676
	* BARRE AUDITORIUM - 20 AUDITORIUM HILL, BARRE, VT 05641
	* GODDARD COLLEGE - 123 PITKIN ROAD. PLAINFIELD, VT 05667

All locations are open Sunday – Saturday, 8:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

FEMA specialists and representatives from the U.S. Small Business
Administration, which can provide low-interest disaster loans to
survivors, will be on hand at all DRCs to discuss available
assistance. 

Those affected by the disaster do not have to visit a DRC in order to
apply. Survivors can also register in one of the following ways:

	* Online at DisasterAssistance.gov
[https://www.disasterassistance.gov/]. The FEMA website is accessible
and includes language translation options. 
	* By phone at 1-800-621-3362. Press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish and
3 for all other languages. If you use video relay service (VRS),
captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA your number for that
service. Phone lines operate from 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M. seven days a week.
	* Download FEMA’s Mobile App
[https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products]. Select
Disaster Resources and click on Apply for Assistance Online.

All centers are accessible to people with disabilities and functional
needs and are equipped with assistive technology equipment. If you
need a reasonable accommodation