HOW TO REGISTER:
Individuals may register for FEMA
assistance by phone or online: 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or
www.fema.gov
Those in the counties designated
for assistance to affected residents and business owners can
begin the disaster application process. The toll-free telephone
numbers are available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (local time) Monday
through Sunday until further notice. Applicants registering for
aid should be prepared to provide basic information about
themselves (name, permanent address, phone number), insurance
coverage and any other information to help substantiate losses.
CHECKING THE STATUS OF YOUR
APPLICATION:
Individuals may check the status of their
application by phone or online:
1) Dial 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), and push #3 to for the Helpline.
2) Go
to
http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm
3) Follow steps 1-3 to apply or check status of application
You must have an email address to create
your account access. Your e-mail address is the only way a PIN
can be sent to you; the PIN is required to access your personal
account. You may wish to consider creating an email address
through one of the numerous public providers. The PIN will be
created and sent to the e-mail address provided when you created
your application access account. You should receive your PIN at
the email address listed on your account creation within 24
hours.
You will need to have the following information create the
account:
Title, First and last name, Address, Contact phone number, Email
address, Date of birth, Mother's maiden name, Social Security
Number (Note: To access your FEMA application, the name,
address, and personal information must be the same as that used
to register for disaster assistance.)
You will be able to see your:
• Eligibility status by category
• Payment schedule date and amount of eligible assistance (if
applicable)
• Addresses and phone numbers currently in your file
• Insurance types, policy numbers
• Contact numbers on record
• Information requested from you by FEMA
• Correspondence received from you (the document itself will not
be viewable)
• Correspondence sent to you by FEMA (the document itself will
not be viewable)
• Agency referrals (all agency referrals for the disaster will
be viewable)
• The status of any inspections conducted by FEMA (details of
the inspection are not viewable)
You can update:
• Current mailing address
• Contact phone numbers
• Insurance policy numbers and insurance company phone numbers
For more information and a list of
frequently asked questions, please visit:
http://www.fema.gov/assistance/process/guide.shtm
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