FEMA is Still Here Helping Florida Survivors
ORLANDO, Fla. – The deadline for registering with FEMA has passed, but that does not mean FEMA is leaving. FEMA continues working with the State to help survivors and communities recover.
If you have registered for assistance, FEMA encourages you to keep in touch to track your claim or to notify the agency of changes to your mailing or email addresses or phone numbers, and to report insurance settlements or additional damage you may have discovered since your home inspection.
There are three ways to reach FEMA:
The application deadline for a U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest disaster loan also has passed. For information, call the SBA Disaster Assistance Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955, or email disastercustomerservice@SBA.gov or visit SBA’s website at www.sba.gov/disaster. If you are deaf, hard-of-hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY, call 800-877-8339.
As of the end of the registration period, Friday, Nov. 24:
  • More than 2.6 million survivors have contacted FEMA for assistance.
  • More than $933 million has been approved for individuals and families.
  • More than $695 million in SBA low-interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters and business owners has been approved.
  • More than 27,000 National Flood Insurance Program claims have been submitted.
  • More than $369 million has been paid on approved NFIP claims.
FEMA partnered with the State to operate 73 Disaster Recovery Centers. More than 91,000 people have visited the centers located throughout the 48 designated counties to receive information and advice for their recovery.
In addition, Disaster Survivor Assistance teams have visited more than 273,000 homes and talked to more than 178,000 survivors about how FEMA can help in recovery efforts, to answer survivors’ questions and, if needed, to assist with helping survivors register.
For more recovery information, visit www.FEMA.gov/IrmaFL, or follow us @FEMARegion4 on Twitter and on FEMA’s Facebook page.
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