DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Volusia is the latest county to get a FEMA disaster recovery center.
FEMA opened a DRC Wednesday at the Florida Department of Health-Volusia office at 1845 Holsonback Drive in Daytona Beach.
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The office will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day.
FEMA representatives, local governments and social service groups will be there to help businesses and residents affected by Hurricane Ian. That includes:
- Applying for FEMA assistance
- Housing and utility information
- FEMA application status updates and denying appeals
- Guidance to available resources in the community
- Resources from the Small Business Administration
Residents will be helped on a first-come, first-served basis and should arrive early if possible. This also comes as the city of Port Orange extended its state of emergency until 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 24.
On Monday, Volusia County reported it had tallied some $285 million in estimated damages from Ian so far, including damages to 5,411 homes.
It is not necessary to visit a center to apply, according to FEMA. Residents can go online to disasterassistance.gov, use the FEMA mobile app or call 800-621-3362.
The following other FEMA DRCs are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. unless otherwise stated:
- CHARLOTTE COUNTY
- Home Depot, 12621 S McCall Rd, Port Charlotte, FL 33981
- COLLIER COUNTY
- Veterans Community Park, 1895 Veterans Park Drive, Naples, 34109
- HARDEE COUNTY
- Wauchula Civic Center, 515 Civic Center Dr., Wauchula, FL 33873
- LEE COUNTY
- Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road, Fort Myers, FL 33919
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Fort Myers DMS Building, 2295 Victoria Ave., Fort Myers, FL 33901
- Hours: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- ORANGE COUNTY
- Barnett Park, 4801 W. Colonial Drive, Orlando, FL 32808
- OSCEOLA COUNTY
- Hart Memorial Central Library, 211 E. Dakin Avenue, Kissimmee, FL 34741
- POLK COUNTY
- W.H. Stuart Center, 1702 S. Holland Pkwy, Bartow, FL 33830
- SARASOTA COUNTY
- Shannon Staub Public Library, 4675 Career Lane, North Port, FL 34289
- SEMINOLE COUNTY
- Seminole State College - Barbara Miller Automotive Center, 100 Weldon Blvd., Sanford, FL 32773
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