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FEMA Storm Assistance Update

FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams will be in Cranford beginning  Tuesday Sept 28.
Posted on: September 28, 2021 - 3:36pm

Summary

  • FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams will be in Cranford beginning  Tuesday Sept 28.
  • FEMA also has a fixed site for registration intake at Orange Avenue Pool parking lot which is open from 8am to 5pm.
    • The site will be open until at least this Friday, October 1st, however FEMA will determine the official closing date.

 

FEMA Storm Assistance Update
The DSA teams will be canvasing/walking through impacted neighborhoods, distributing informational flyers, and helping impacted residents in the following ways:

  • Assisting residents to register for FEMA assistance.
  • Checking the status of an application already in the system and can make minor changes to applications.
  • Making calls to faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, private sector (businesses) and public libraries that may have the capability to distribute disaster-related information to survivors in the impacted counties.

Information provided by the teams are tailored to the individual survivor’s needs and may include information on making temporary repairs to a disaster-damaged house, pay for another short-term place to live while permanent repairs are made and/or help with serious, disaster-related needs not covered by other programs.  

DSA teams can easily be identified by their federal photo identification and FEMA clothing. Residents are reminded to ask for official photo identification before sharing personal information.

The teams are following CDC safety guidelines for COVID-19 including social distancing and use of protective equipment.

 

FEMA Also has a fixed site for registration intake at Orange Avenue Pool parking lot which is open from 8am to 5pm. The site will be open each day until a date still to be determined by FEMA.

 

Residents are reminded that a full-service FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open for all impacted residents at the O’Donnell Senior Center, 618 Salem Avenue in Elizabeth. Hours of operation are M-F 7:00a–7:00p; Sa-Su 8:00-5:00. A full list of DRCs is available on the Township’s website.