CENTER SET UP TO HELP COUNTY STORM VICTIMS.Byline: Daily News A new center has been set up in Ventura County to help homeowners, renters and business owners who suffered losses from the storms Dec. 27 through Jan. 11 apply for federal and state assistance. A Disaster Recovery Center opened Thursday at the Oak View Community Park and Resource Center at 555 Mahoney Ave. in Oak View and will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, officials said. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' urged disaster victims first to register for assistance by calling the Federal Emergency Management Agency's teleregistration hotline 1. (company) Hotline - Hotline Communications Ltd.. 2. (messaging) Hotline - Hotline Connect. at (800) 621-3362, or (800) 462-7585 for the deaf or hearing-impaired. ``Registering for disaster assistance takes one phone call,'' said David Fukutomi, federal coordinating officer Appointed by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, on behalf of the President, to coordinate federal assistance to a state affected by a disaster or emergency. The source and level of the federal coordinating officer will likely depend on the nature of the federal for FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. . ``Even if they have insurance, people should register with FEMA because they may be underinsured un·der·in·sure tr.v. un·der·in·sured, un·der·in·sur·ing, un·der·in·sures To insure under a policy that provides inadequate benefits: Be certain that you are not underinsured against catastrophic illness. for losses and expenses. We don't want anyone that was impacted by the disaster to miss getting the help for which they are eligible.'' People may register by filling out applications online at FEMA's Web site http://www.fema.gov. Ventura County residents affected by the disaster may be eligible for grants to pay for temporary housing, emergency home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses. The Small Business Administration can provide low-interest loans to cover losses not fully covered by insurance. People who lost jobs because of the disaster could receive unemployment benefits for up to 26 weeks. The Disaster Recovery Center in Oak View includes representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration and local county agencies and the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . |
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