DRC, FEMA (Disaster Recovery Center), Youth Agriculture Center/Lancaster Fairgrounds (Opened 6/30/08)
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About this facility
- Hours
- 10 am - 7 pm daily till further notice
- Areas served
- Grant Co., WI
- Eligibility
- Impacted by the 6/08 MidWest Floods
- Fee for service
- No
- Service
- Temporary
Notes
MADISON, Wis. -- All 12 federal/state Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will be open over the 4th of July Holiday weekend to assist applicants with their disaster-assistance questions and concerns, disaster officials announced today.
"Those in need of our help will be able to go to any of the 12 DRCs now open during the upcoming three-day holiday weekend," Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph Diemont said. "All centers will be open every day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) are committed to providing uninterrupted help to those affected by the storms and ongoing flooding in the state."
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Grant County Disaster Recovery Center Opens Monday
Release Date: June 27, 2008
Release Number: 1768-033
Madison, Wis. -- A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) operated by Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opens on Monday, June 30, in Grant County.
Youth Agriculture Center
916 E. Elm St.
Lancaster Fairgrounds
Lancaster, WI 53813
Hours of operation:
Monday, June 30: 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until further notice
The DRC is set up to help individuals and business owners who are registered for disaster assistance with their questions and provide them with information on FEMA disaster programs. The U.S. Small Business Administration staffs the DRC with customer service representatives who can help explain the disaster-loan program to homeowners, renters and business owners. Representatives from other state, federal and volunteer agencies may also be able to assist the applicants.
Anyone affected is urged either to call FEMA's toll-free helpline, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), to start the registration process (those with speech or hearing impairments can call TTY-1-800-462-7585) or register Online at www.fema.gov. Both registration services are operational 24 hours a day.
Residents of 28 Wisconsin counties may be eligible for disaster unemployment for loss of income caused by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Adams, Calumet, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Marquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha and Winnebago counties since June 5.
Additional DRCs will continue to be opened.