Disaster Recovery Centers Open Six Days a Week


All but one Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will be closed on Sunday, beginning Oct. 13.

Remaining open on Sunday is the recently opened DRC in Lyons, Boulder County.

Survivors who suffered losses and damages as a result of the severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides can get information about disaster assistance at any of the DRCs.

All DRCs are operated by the Colorado Office of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), county and local governments.

Open Sunday:

BOULDER COUNTY
Lyons Elementary School Gym
338 High St.
Lyons, CO 80540
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, seven days a week

These DRCs will close on Sunday beginning Oct. 13.

ADAMS COUNTY
South Adams County Fire Department
4711 E. 69th Ave.
Commerce City, CO 80022
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

ARAPAHOE COUNTY
Aurora Central Library
(Large Community Room)
14949 E. Alameda Pkwy
Aurora, CO 80012
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

BOULDER COUNTY
Premier Credit Union Building
5495 Arapahoe Ave.
Boulder, CO 80303
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

Twin Peaks Mall
1250 S. Hover Road
Longmont, CO 80501
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY
Clear Creek County School District RE1 Office
320 Highway 103
Idaho Springs, CO 80452
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

EL PASO COUNTY
Colorado Springs Fire Training Center
375 Printers Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

JEFFERSON COUNTY
Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration & Training Building
1802 Bergen Pkwy
Evergreen, CO 80439
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

LARIMER COUNTY
Rocky Mountain Park Inn Conference Center
101 S. St. Vrain Ave.
Estes Park, CO 80517
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

Rocky Mountain Center for Innovation and Technology
815 14th St. SW.
Loveland, CO 80537
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

LOGAN COUNTY
Logan County Fairgrounds
Desoto Building
1120 Pawnee Ave.
Sterling, CO 80751
Hours: 9 a.m. to 7p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

WELD COUNTY
Island Grove Exhibition Hall
525 N. 15th Ave.
Greeley, CO 80631
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., MDT, Monday through Saturday

Representatives from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are among the agencies represented at each DRC to explain assistance programs and help survivors apply for disaster aid.

For individuals who have hearing and visual disabilities or are deaf, Disaster Recovery Centers can provide such accommodations as:
  • Captioned telephones, which transcribe spoken words into text
  • The booklet Help After a Disaster in large print and Braille
  • American Sign Language interpreters, available upon request 
  • Magnifiers and assistive listening devices
  • 711-Relay or Video Relay Services

Survivors with losses from the storms, flooding, mudslides or landslides will save time by registering for help from FEMA before going to a DRC.

Register with FEMA by phone: 800-621-FEMA (3362). People who have a speech disability or are deaf or hard of hearing may call (TTY) 800-462-7585; users of 711 or Video Relay Service can call 800-621-3362. Help is available in many languages.

Register online: www.DisasterAssistance.gov.

Register by Web-enabled device, tablet or smartphone: type m.fema.gov in the browser.

For more information on the disaster operations, go to fema.gov/disaster/4145.

To find the DRC closest to you, go to fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers.