FEMA and SBA Forks Disaster Recovery Center will remain open through Feb. 4, 2022

January 27, 2022 1:30 am
FEMA and SBA representatives met with city officials Rod Fleck and Audrey Grafstrom last week to update on helping local citizens who were impacted by the November 2021 flooding and slides. The city also has requested funding to help with work that is needed to deal with sediment, clean ditches and replace culverts. Photo Christi Baron
FEMA and SBA representatives met with city officials Rod Fleck and Audrey Grafstrom last week to update on helping local citizens who were impacted by the November 2021 flooding and slides. The city also has requested funding to help with work that is needed to deal with sediment, clean ditches and replace culverts. Photo Christi Baron

The Disaster Recovery Center in Forks (Clallam County) will remain open to help survivors of the November flooding apply for FEMA assistance. The center is operated by FEMA and the Washington State Military Department’s Emergency Management Division.

Center location: ICN Building, 71 N. Spartan Ave., Forks, WA 98331

The center is open Monday – Saturday 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Sunday noon – 6 p.m. through Feb. 4, when the center will cease operation at 8 p.m.

Recovery specialists from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Washington state agencies will be available to help residents of Clallam, Skagit and Whatcom counties, including the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Indian Tribe, the Quileute Nation and other tribes in the three counties, apply for federal assistance and receive information about help available for homeowners, renters and business owners.

It is not necessary to go to a center to apply for assistance. Residents in the designated counties can apply online at disasterassistance.gov, call 800-621-3362, or use the FEMA mobile app. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA the number for that service.

FEMA financial assistance may include money for temporary housing, basic home repairs or other disaster-related needs such as childcare, transportation and medical, funeral or dental expenses.

For an accessible video on how to apply for FEMA assistance, go to youtube.com/watch?v= WZGpWI2RCNw.

For more information about Washington flood and mudslide recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4635. Follow the FEMA Region 10 Twitter account at twitter.com/femaregion10.

SBA assistance also remains available

The Small Business Administration will also be available for the same time period at the ICN Building. SBA works with FEMA and has the same deadline of March 7, they offer personal assistance on the application process to homeowners/renters, businesses, and non-profit organizations at the Disaster Recovery Center.Applicants may apply online or either the Disaster Recovery Centers, receive additional disaster assistance information, and download applications at https://disasterloanassistance.sba.gov/.

Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call 800-877-8339.