FEMA' mobile centers help Hurricane Sally survivors

Oct. 5--PENSACOLA -- FEMA opened mobile registration centers for Hurricane Sally survivors in Escambia, Okaloosa and Santa Rosa counties on Saturday.

The "Mobile Registration Intake Centers" (MRICs) are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and staffed with FEMA personnel who can assist with registration and answer questions about disaster-assistance programs.

Here are the locations of the mobile registration centers:

ESCAMBIA COUNTY

Southwest Branch Library, 12248 Gulf Beach Highway, Pensacola

Brownsville Community Center, 3200 W. DeSoto St., Pensacola

Escambia County Extension Service, 3740 Stefani Road, Cantonment

OKALOOSA COUNTY

Emerald Coast Healthcare Coalition, 755 Lovejoy Road, Fort Walton Beach

SANTA ROSA COUNTY

Pensacola State College South Santa Rosa Center, 4075 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze

The centers operate under COVID-19 protocols to ensure visitors and FEMA personnel are safe. Distancing and face coverings are required. Individuals who come to the centers check in at a registration table, give their name and phone number, and then wait in their cars until they receive a text message to come to the FEMA staff at the MRIC.

This process reduces the number of people standing in lines to mitigate against COVID. It is not necessary to visit a center to register with FEMA.

Disaster survivors with uninsured losses can also apply by:

--Visiting DisasterAssistance.gov

--Downloading the FEMA App

--Calling 800-621-3362 (800-462-7585 TTY). Multilingual operators are available. The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time, seven days a week. Those who use a relay service such as a videophone, InnoCaption or CapTel should provide FEMA with their specific phone number assigned to that service.

The following information is necessary when you register:

--Address of the damaged dwelling where the damage occurred (pre-disaster address)

--Current mailing address

--Current telephone number

--Insurance information

--Total household annual income

--Routing and account number for checking or savings account (this allows FEMA to directly transfer disaster assistance funds into a bank account)

--A description of disaster-caused damage and losses.

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