Arkansas Delegation Announces FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers

Disaster recovery centers are now open in Mayflower (Faulkner County), North Little Rock (Pulaski County) and Fort Smith (Sebastian County), to offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in counties included in the Arkansas federal disaster declaration for flooding on the Arkansas River in late May.Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Centers will open in Arkansas. The following locations will be able to help Arkansans impacted by flooding:

FAULKNER COUNTY

Tornado Shelter

4 Grove Circle (Behind 1st Security Bank)

Mayflower, AR 72106

Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

PULASKI COUNTY

North Little Rock Community Center

2700 Willow Street

North Little Rock, AR 72114

Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

SEBASTIAN COUNTY

Central Mall

5111 Rogers Ave.

Fort Smith, AR 72903

Monday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

PERRY COUNTY

First Assembly of God

2151 Arkansas Highway 60

Houston, AR 72070

Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Mulberry Community Center

29 Kirksey Parkway

Mulberry, AR 72947

Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.

YELL COUNTY

Dardanelle Community Center

2011 Highway 22 West

Dardanelle, AR 72834

Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Flood recovery information, weather, hazardous conditions, road closures, and other emergency information can be found by clicking the links below:

I will continue to post updates on my website at: https://hill.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5751

If you need assistance, call my office at (501) 324-5941.

Arkansas.Gov website: https://portal.arkansas.gov/pages/flood/

Arkansas Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness: @AR_Emergencies

Arkansas State Police: https://asp.arkansas.gov/

FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS FOR THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:

FEMA disaster assistance is available to the state of Arkansas to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and flooding beginning on May 21, 2019 and continuing. Go to: https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/federal-aid-is-available-for-flood-relief-here-is-how-to-apply/2064344524?fbclid=IwAR1TIMf8F0oRd9m6UAvEgamCloNL41OQI4wVT8MHLgl_r7pb_Ds-XmKk0Co to learn more.

FEMA is authorized to provide assistance for emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct federal assistance under the Public Assistance program, at 75 percent federal funding in the following counties: Arkansas, Chicot, Conway, Crawford, Desha, Faulkner, Franklin, Jefferson, Johnson, Lincoln, Logan, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Sebastian, and Yell counties.

ck HERE for a print version of the flyer below https://hill.house.gov/UploadedFiles/2019-05-31_--_Apply_for_Fema_Assistance_Flyer.pdf:

Click HERE for a print version of the flyer below https://hill.house.gov/UploadedFiles/2019-05-31_--_File_Flood_Insurance_Claim_Flyer.pdf:

ARKANSAS FLOOD MAPS:

To see where flooding is expected to occur, visit the Corp of Engineers map at https://arcg.is/10GyL1.

* Click on "2019 event Inundation Forecast" tab (top right)

* Accept Disclaimer and click ok

* Click on icon with 4 squares under address search and select streets

To see how a specific location is affected by the flood waters, enter an address on the FEMA website.

TRAVEL:

Road closures and detour information from the Arkansas Department of Transportation.

* Road Closures

* I-40 Detour Information (turn on Flood Detours layer)

* AR Department of Transportation Twitter

LOCAL EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION:

Conway County

* Sheriff's Office Website | Facebook

* Office of Emergency Management Website | Facebook | (501) 354-3577

Faulkner County

* Sheriff's Office Twitter

* Office of Emergency Management Website | Facebook | (501) 450-4935

Perry County

* Sheriff's Office Website | Facebook

* Office of Emergency Management Facebook | (501) 889-1566

Pulaski County

* Sheriff's Office Website | Facebook | Twitter

* Office of Emergency Management Website | Facebook | Twitter | (501) 340-6911

If you would like to help fill sand bags, volunteering opportunities are available at the following locations:

* Beaverfork Fire Department, located at 2 Beaverfork Road

* The Conway Transportation Department, located at 100 East Robins Street

* Highway 286 East Fire Station, located at 268 Highway 286 East

* Conway County Road Shop off Highway 113

Anyone wishing to volunteer should bring a shovel if they have one and work gloves.

There are also two self-filling stations set up for residents to walk up and fill whatever amount of sand bags they need at:

* Mayflower City Hall, located at 2 Ashmore Drive

* The lot across from Red Robin, located at 1292 East Dave Ward Drive

Read this original document at: https://hill.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5751