Peninsula Daily News
FORKS — The Disaster Recovery Center in Forks will move to two additional sites in Clallam County after Friday to help survivors of the November flooding apply for FEMA assistance.
The center is operated by FEMA and the Washington State Military Department’s Emergency Management Division.
The location through Friday is the ICN Building, 71 N. Spartan Ave. in Forks. It is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
On Saturday, it will move to the Clallam Bay Fire Station, 60 Eagle Crest in Clallam Bay and will operate from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
From Feb. 7-9, assistance will be offered at the Clallam County Emergency Operations Center, 223 E. Fourth St. in Port Angeles from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Recovery specialists from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Washington state agencies will be available to help flood survivors of Clallam, Skagit and Whatcom counties, including the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, the Quileute Nation and other tribes in the three counties.
They will be available to help apply for federal assistance and receive information available for homeowners, renters and business owners.
The deadline to apply for FEMA assistance is March 7.
It is not necessary to go to a center in person. Residents in the designated counties can apply online at disasterassistance.gov, call 800-621-3362, or use the FEMA mobile app.
FEMA financial assistance may include money for temporary housing, basic home repairs or other disaster-related needs such as childcare, transportation and medical, funeral or dental expenses.
For an accessible video on how to apply for FEMA assistance, go to youtube.com/watch?v=WZGp WI2RCNw.
For more information about Washington flood and mudslide recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4635.
