Escambia County Opens Disaster Multi-Agency Resource Center for Hurricane Isaias Survivors in Florida
Pensacola, in Escambia County, Florida, has opened a Disaster Multi-Agency Resource Center (DMARC) to provide in-person federal and state assistance to residents affected by Hurricane Isaias. In a notice published November 3, the county said the center, located at the Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. De Soto St. in Pensacola, first opened on November 4 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and operates daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. starting November 5.
Staff at the center come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the State Emergency Response Team and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), according to the county. Escambia County has received a FEMA Individual Assistance declaration for Hurricane Isaias, making support available for housing, home repairs, crisis counseling, disaster unemployment assistance and legal services.
Residents can apply in person at the center, online at DisasterAssistance.gov, or by calling the FEMA helpline at 1-800-621-3362. County officials said staff will work through individual cases with residents, including application paperwork and follow-up questions.
Hurricane Isaias earlier struck Florida’s northwestern coast, damaging communities across Escambia County. The county urged affected residents who have not yet registered to apply as soon as possible.
(Source: Escambia County, Florida)
Source: Escambia County, Florida
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: FEMA 流动灾后援助中心照片（美国联邦政府作品，公共领域；Wikimedia Commons）/ FEMA mobile disaster recovery center photo (U.S. federal government work, public domain; via Wikimedia Commons)
