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Last updated on Friday, June 8, 2018
(INDIANAPOLIS) - Indiana residents impacted by flooding earlier this year can expect to see FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) crews in their neighborhoods, offering a personal link to recovery resources.
FEMA teams are now in Dearborn, Fulton, Jasper, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Ohio, Porter, Pulaski, Spencer, Starke, Switzerland, Vanderburgh and White to meet with residents who suffered damage from the severe storms and flooding Feb. 14 through March 4, 2018.
Using mobile technology, DSA team members help survivors register for disaster assistance, update information on applications, assist with determining ongoing needs and make referrals to whole community partners. The deadline to register with FEMA is Thursday, July 5, 2018. The DSA crews work in partnership with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and local officials. DSA members carry FEMA photo IDs. If the photo ID is not displayed, ask to see it.
They may request the following information:
You do not have to wait until you meet with a DSA team member to register for FEMA assistance. If you have phone and/or internet access, you may register before the July 5 deadline in one of the following ways:
Online at DisasterAssistance.gov.
Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 for voice, 711 and Video Relay Service (VRS).
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and use a TTY, call 800-462-7585. Information on the registration process is available in ASL at: fema.gov/medialibrary/assets/videos/111546.
The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern time (6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Central time), seven days a week. Multilingual operators are available. Download the FEMA App and apply.
You may visit any open Disaster Recovery Center; find one near you at www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers or by calling the FEMA Helpline.
For more information on Indiana's recovery, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4363 or the @FEMARegion5 Twitter account.
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