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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

FEMA Application Deadline Extended


FEMA Application Deadline Extended

The deadline for Hurricane Sandy survivors in 13 designated New 
York counties to register for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster 
assistance has been extended to January 28, 2013.

The extension agreed upon by the state and FEMA is for survivors living in 
disaster-designated individual assistance counties: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, 
New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland,  Suffolk, Sullivan, 
Ulster, Westchester.

Federal disaster assistance for individuals and families can include money 
for rental assistance, essential home repairs, personal property losses and 
other serious disaster-related needs not covered by insurance.

Individuals can register online 
atwww.disasterassistance.gov or via 
smartphone or tablet at 
m.fema.gov.
Applicants may also call 
 800-621-3362 or (TTY)  800-462-7585. Applicants who 
use 7-1-1 Relay or Video Relay Services (VRS) may call 
 800-621-3362. The 
toll-free telephone numbers operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week until 
further notice.

For more information on New York’s disaster recovery, visit 
www.fema.gov/disaster/4085, http://twitter.com/FEMASandy, 
www.facebook.com/FEMASandy and www.fema.gov/blog.

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