FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency

07/03/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/03/2024 09:53

Disaster Recovery Center in St. Albans is Relocating to Dunbar, WV

July 3, 2024

DR-4783-WV-MA-031

FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597

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Media Advisory

Disaster Recovery Center in St. Albans is Relocating to Dunbar, WV

CHARLESTON, W.Va.- A state-federal Disaster Recovery Center at the Hansford Senior Community Center in St. Albans, WV, is closing today, July 3, 2024, at 4 p.m.

The center is located at:

Kanawha County

Hansford Senior Community Center

500 Washington St.

St. Albans, WV 25177

Hours of operation:

Closing July 3, 2024, at 4 p.m.

Another DRC will be opening at the Recreation Center located at 2601 Fairlawn Ave Dunbar, WV 25064, on July 5, 2024. It will remain open until July 13, 2024, at 6 p.m.

The center is located at:

Kanawha County

Recreation Center

2601 Fairlawn Ave

Dunbar, WV 25064

Hours of operation:

Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

July 5 through July 13, 2024

The Disaster Recovery Centers will be opening on a rotating basis at three locations, including Tyler Mountain, St. Albans, and Dunbar for the next few weeks.

If you have received a letter from FEMA about your application status, visit a DRC to learn more about next steps. DRC staff can help you submit additional information or supporting documentation for FEMA to continue to process your application and answer any questions you may have.

Residents of all counties can continue to visit other DRCs in West Virginia. To locate a center, check the FEMA app or visit DRC Locator (fema.gov).

Survivors do not have to visit a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to register with FEMA. If it is not possible to visit a DRC, call 800-621- FEMA (3362). The toll-free telephone line operates from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service.

For more information on West Virginia's disaster recovery, visit emd.wv.gov, West Virginia Emergency Management Division Facebook page, www.fema.gov/disaster/4783, and www.facebook.com/FEMA.

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