Topics Related to Hurricane Florence

The ReBuild North Carolina Program will host a series of outreach events over the coming months to assist homeowners who sustained damage from Hurricane Matthew complete their program application for recovery aid.
The disaster recovery center in Columbus County is moving to a new location at 9 a.m., Monday, Nov. 5.


The new location is:


Columbus County Community Farmers Market
132 Government Complex Road
Whiteville, N.C. 28472

Open: Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time, until further notice

Recovery centers offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in counties included in the North Carolina federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Florence.
Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at the Lowe’s home improvement store in Cape Carteret starting Nov. 5.


FEMA flood mitigation specialists can answer questions about home repair, making disaster plans, putting together supply kits and the importance of flood insurance.


Mitigation is the effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disasters. The mitigation specialists will be available at:
The deadline for North Carolinians to register for disaster assistance has been extended 30 days to 11:59 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018. FEMA granted the extension at the request of Gov. Roy Cooper, citing a continued flow of new applications for federal assistance in the wake of Hurricane Florence.


Disaster assistance for individuals may include grants to help homeowners and renters with temporary housing, essential home repairs, personal property replacement, and serious disaster-related needs.
Five State/FEMA disaster recovery centers in North Carolina will close temporarily due to voting activities.

The affected recovery centers will close temporarily and re-open as follows:




County
Address
Closing
Reopening


Scotland

County Parks and Recreation

1210 Turnpike Road

Laurinburg, N.C. 28352
At the request of the State of North Carolina, FEMA will provide temporary housing units to households displaced by Hurricane Florence in three additional counties: Bladen, Lenoir and Pamlico.
FEMA is already providing Direct Temporary Housing Assistance in 10 counties: Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Duplin, Jones, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender and Robeson. There are two forms of direct housing assistance:
If you are a North Carolina homeowner, renter or business owner who sustained property damage or loss caused by Hurricane Florence you have two weeks left to register and apply for federal disaster assistance.

The deadline to register for assistance from FEMA and to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018.
Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at the Pamlico Home Builders and Supply in Bayboro starting Nov. 1.

FEMA mitigation specialists can answer questions about home repair, making disaster plans, putting together supply kits and the importance of flood insurance.

Mitigation is the effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disaster. The mitigation specialists will be available at:
Disaster survivors can get tips and advice on how to rebuild stronger against storm damage at Sound Ace Hardware in Emerald Isle starting Oct. 30.

FEMA mitigation specialists can answer questions about home repair, making disaster plans, putting together supply kits and the importance of flood insurance.

Mitigation is the effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disaster. The mitigation specialists will be available at:

Sound Ace Hardware
300 Emerald Plantation Road
Emerald Isle, N.C. 28594
The disaster recovery center in Newport, Carteret County, will close permanently at 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2. The recovery center in Beaufort remains open. The center that is closing is located at:

Newport Town Hall Parking Lot
200 Howard Blvd.
Newport, N.C. 28570
Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday, Nov. 2
Closing Friday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m.

The center in Beaufort, Carteret County, remains open. It is located at: