TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – State/FEMA disaster recovery centers will open at 9 a.m. and close at 1 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 21 for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day federal holiday. Centers will resume normal operating hours on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 9 a.m.

SAIPAN, MP – Residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have one week left to register for federal disaster assistance for damage from Typhoon Mangkhut and Super Typhoon Yutu.

The deadline to register with FEMA is Jan. 27, 2019.

A FEMA registration has a nine-digit number. If you do not have the nine-digit number, you are not registered for federal assistance.

RALEIGH, N.C. – Area residents can get tips and advice on how to make their homes more resistant to flood damage at community mitigation resiliency workshops.

GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – FEMA’s Helpline will remain open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. during Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 21.  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Workers and self-employed wildfire survivors who lost their jobs or businesses or had their work hours substantially reduced because of the fires, may be eligible for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). In addition, small businesses that, because of the fires, are struggling to maintain a reasonable working capital position during the recovery period, may be eligible for a low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – All Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in California will be open normal hours of operation on Monday, Jan. 21, the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The DRCs are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. They are located at:

Butte County

Chico Mall – Former Sears

1982 E. 20th St.

Chico, CA 95928

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) repair and

rebuild workshops at Lowe’s stores in West Hills and Ventura beginning tomorrow will start

later than previously scheduled. Due to adverse weather conditions and resulting roadway

traffic, all workshops will begin at 9 a.m. Depending on the day of the week, the programs were

previously scheduled to begin at 7 or 8 a.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – FEMA and retailers in Jackson and Leon counties are teaming up Jan.17-23 to provide free information and literature on making homes stronger and safer, as Floridians repair or rebuild their homes damaged by Hurricane Michael.

FEMA specialists will be on hand in Marianna and Tallahassee to answer questions and offer home improvement guidance with proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from future disasters.

Most of the information and the free publications are tailored for do-it-yourself work and general contractors.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Malibu Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Los Angeles County will close permanently at 6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 18.

Until then, the center, at the Malibu Courthouse, 23525 Civic Center Way, Malibu, will be open daily, 9 a.m. to 6 pm.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –- Florida survivors of Hurricane Michael will have additional time to file proof-of-loss claims for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) following FEMA’s decision to extend the filing period.