AUSTIN, Texas — Do you know how likely your home is to flood? Will you have enough insurance in case of a disaster? Should you buy supplemental flood, wind or hail coverage?  June 28 is National Insurance Awareness Day, a perfect time to assess your risks and coverage.  Some areas are more likely to flood than others, but it can flood anywhere it can rain. Go to https://msc.fema.gov/portal to find your area’s flood-hazard map and other tools to better understand your flood risk.  Flooding is the most common and most costly...

Oklahoma City, OK – Six more state/federal Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are opening in the following Oklahoma communities: Henryetta (Okmulgee County), Bartlesville (Washington County), Peggs (Cherokee County), Gore (Sequoyah County), Nowata (Nowata County) and Shawnee (Pottawatomie County).Mobile DRCs are disaster resources that allow state and local officials to maximize their reach to as many affected areas and survivors as possible. The centers offer in-person support to Oklahoma homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage or losses during the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding between May 7 and...

Oklahoma City, OK — More than $11.9 million in federal assistance grants have been approved by FEMA to help survivors of the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred in Oklahoma between May 7 and June 9, 2019.While assistance is tax free and grants don’t have to be repaid, FEMA urges survivors to use the funds quickly, wisely and only for disaster-related expenses.When a grant is awarded, FEMA sends a disaster assistance determination letter listing approved uses including:home repairs (e.g., structure, water, septic and sewage systems)rental assistance for a...

Oklahoma, OK – State and federal assistance to help Oklahomans recover from the recent severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding now exceeds $35 million in combined funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) low-interest disaster loans.FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program has approved more than $11.7 million in Individual Assistance for Oklahoma homeowners and renters. Individual Assistance can include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses not met by insurance or other assistance programs.Of the total approved...

Oklahoma City, OK – A joint state/federal Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) is opening on Saturday, June 29 at Shawnee in Pottawatomie County.Mobile DRCs are disaster resources that allow state and local officials to maximize their reach to as many affected areas and survivors as possible. The centers offer in-person support to Oklahoma homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained damage or losses during the severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding between May 7 and June 9, 2019.Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Small Business...