For those affected by wildfires in BASTROP COUNTY:
Subject: President Declares Disaster For Texas
DATE: September 10, 2011 2:24:35 PM CDT
President Declares Disaster For Texas
>From the Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Release Date: September 9, 2011
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to
the State of Texas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area
affected by wildfires beginning on August 30, 2011, and continuing.
The President's action makes federal funding available to affected individuals
in Bastrop County.
Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost
loans to cover uninsured or underinsured property losses, and other programs to
help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
Kevin L. Hannes has been named as the Federal Coordinating Officer for Federal
recovery operations in the affected area. Hannes said that damage surveys are
continuing in other areas, and additional counties may be designated for
assistance after the assessments are fully completed.
Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated counties
can begin applying for assistance today by registering online at
www.disasterassistance.gov, by web enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov or by
calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Disaster assistance applicants, who have a
speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585
directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call
1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 10
p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.
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