Correction: Arkansas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers Open in Perry, Crawford and Yell Counties

Little Rock, Arkansas – Little Rock, Ark. – The opening of the Yell County Disaster Recovery Center in the Dardanelle Community Center at 2011 Hwy 22 West, in Dardanelle, has been delayed until Monday.

 

In the meantime, other Disaster Recovery Centers are open for survivors to visit:

 

PERRY COUNTY

First Assembly of God

2151 Arkansas Hwy 60

Houston, AR 72070

 

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Mulberry Community Center

     29 Kirksey Parkway (Just off of Hwy 215N)

    Mulberry, AR 72947

FAULKNER COUNTY

Tornado Shelter

4 Grove Circle (Behind 1st Security Bank)

Mayflower, AR 72106

   

PULASKI COUNTY

North Little Rock Community Center 2700 Willow Street

North Little Rock, AR 72114

 

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Disaster survivors can visit any of the centers for assistance. Use the FEMA mobile app or visit www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers for center locations and times.

 

Disaster survivors should first assess their needs and speak to their insurance agents before registering for assistance. There are several ways to register:

Go online to disasterassistance.gov or DisasterAssistance.gov/es (for Spanish).Use the FEMA mobile app in English or Spanish.Call the disaster assistance helpline at 800-621-3362 or 800-462-7585 (TTY) anytime from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. local time seven days a week until further notice. Multilingual operators are available.
 
All recovery centers are accessible to people with disabilities. Centers have assistive technology to aid in communication. To schedule an American Sign Language interpreter, call or text 717- 395-1379.
 
The 12 Arkansas counties now designated for Individual Assistance are: Arkansas, Conway, Crawford, Desha, Faulkner, Jefferson, Logan, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Sebastian and Yell.
 

Follow us on Twitter: @AR_Emergencies and @FEMARegion6.

 

FEMA's mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters. Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/femaregion6 and the FEMA Blog at http://blog.fema.gov.

 

For mitigation information and regularly updated disaster information go to:

http://www.fema.gov/armit | http://www.fema.gov/disaster/4441.

 

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM) is the state's homeland security and preparedness agency. The agency works to identify and lessen the effects of emergencies, disasters and threats to Arkansas by developing effective prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery actions for all disasters and emergencies. For additional information, contact ADEM at (501) 683-6700 or visit the website at www.adem.arkansas.gov.

 

The U.S. Small Business Administration is the federal government’s primary source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private property. SBA helps businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters fund repairs or rebuilding efforts and cover the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. For more information, applicants may contact SBA’s Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955. TTY users may also call 800-877-8339. Applicants may also This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit SBA at www.SBA.gov/disaster.

Original author: earl.armstrong
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