FEMA OPENS CENTER TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE.Byline: Daily News SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - A federal agency is opening an emergency assistance center today for Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County residents who suffered losses as a result of the January rainstorms. The center operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical , or FEMA FEMA, n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. , will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily at the Castaic Sports Complex, 31230 Castaic Road. Residents and business owners were advised to begin the disaster application process by registering online at http://www.fema.gov or by calling (800) 621-FEMA (3362), or (800) 462-7585 the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will be answered from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week until further notice. ``It's important that they call that number so that they are entered into the system,'' said Bob Hauter, senior deputy for county Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Michael Dennis Antonovich (born 1939 in Los Angeles, California) is a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors representing the Fifth District, which covers northern Los Angeles County, the Antelope, Santa Clarita, Pasadena, and parts of the San Fernando and San . ``It's also important because right now, Castaic will be the only site, but if they receive a spike of calls from other areas, they may open a satellite office in that area.'' In the Antelope Valley and surrounding foothills, storms in late December and early January sent water and mud into homes in Quartz Hill, Elizabeth Lake and Green Valley. President George W. Bush's disaster declaration covers damage to private and public property from severe storms, flooding, debris flows and mudslides that occurred from Dec. 27 through Jan. 11 in Los Angeles, Kern and other California counties. Aid to residents can include grants to help pay for temporary housing, home repairs and other serious disaster-related expenses. Low-interest loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration also will be available to cover residential and business losses not fully compensated by insurance. In addition, FEMA officials said federal funds Federal Funds Funds deposited to regional Federal Reserve Banks by commercial banks, including funds in excess of reserve requirements. Notes: These non-interest bearing deposits are lent out at the Fed funds rate to other banks unable to meet overnight reserve will be provided for the state, counties and cities to pay 75 percent of the eligible costs for repairing or replacing damaged facilities. The funding also covers state and local government costs for debris removal and 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' related to the storms. |
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