KATV Channel 7 - The Spirit of Arkansas: Two Disaster Centers Open

(KATV) - Two disaster centers opened Monday to connect disaster survivors with state and federal specialists who can help them start their recoveries.

At the centers, survivors can meet face to face with specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration. The staff can answer questions and provide information on the recovery process.  

At the Lonoke center, advisors from FEMA's Hazard Mitigation unit will be on hand to answer questions and present information on preventing future disasters and the National Flood Insurance Program.

The schedule is:

Lonoke County June 13 – 14

Office of Emergency Management

210 N. Center St.

Lonoke, AR 72086

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Monroe County June 13 – 15

Clarendon Housing Authority

Executive Hall

630 Madison St.

Clarendon, AR 72029

9 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

To expedite the assistance process, Arkansans are encouraged to register with FEMA before visiting, but registering is not required to receive help at the center. Those who have already registered with FEMA will receive automated phone calls from the agency to tell them when a center will open near them.

Survivors may register online at www.disasterassistance.gov, via web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov, or by telephone toll free at 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 1-800-462-7585. Specialists are available by phone from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time seven days a week. Multilingual operators are available.

Follow FEMA tweets about the Arkansas disaster at www.twitter.com/femaregion6. Other online resources include http://blog.fema.gov, www.facebook.com/fema and www.youtube.com/fema.