Issue 7
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Colorado Flooding, Severe Storms, Mudslides, and
Landslides
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November 13, 2013
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This E-News Update is created by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency’s (FEMA) Private Sector function operating out of Colorado. The
E-News Update includes information on federal and state resources available to
help Colorado homeowners, renters, business owners and their employees recover
from the flooding, severe storms, mudslides and landslides that were federally
declared a major disaster on September 14, 2013.
FEMA-Private
Sector will be transitioning back to FEMA Region VIII, therefore this is the
final E-News Update. Please refer any inquiries to Cynthia.Hunter@fema.dhs.gov. The Colorado Office of Emergency Management posts the E-News Updates if you would like to refer
back to any of the newsletters for information on the disaster.
Federal Assistance as of November
12, 2013
• Registrations for Individual Assistance (IA)……………………………….…. 27,433
• Approved IA ………………………………………………………………..... $52.7 million
• U.S. Small Business Administration disaster loans approved…………….….
$64.7 million
Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in a
designated county can apply for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or via web-enabled phone at m.fema.gov or call 1-800-621-3362 (use option 2
for Spanish, 3 for other languages) or (TTY) 1-800-462-7585. Those who use 711 Relay or Video
Relay Services may call 1-800-621-3362.
The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., MDT, seven
days a week until further notice. For a
guide on FEMA Individual Assistance and other types of aid, visit disaster assistance .
The following 11 counties are designated
for IA: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Clear Creek, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson,
Larimer, Logan, Morgan and Weld.
Click for more
information on counties designated for Public Assistance (PA).
FEMA Registration Deadline
Extended to November 30, 2013 for Disaster Survivors
The new individual
disaster assistance registration deadline is November 30, which is also the new deadline to complete
low-interest SBA disaster loan applications. Federal/state disaster assistance
for applicants can include money for serious disaster-related needs not covered
by insurance.
The deadline to file an insurance claim with the National Flood Insurance Program
(NFIP) is 81 days after flood damage to an insured structure. Please also
refer to floodsmart.gov.
Disaster Recovery Centers
(DRCs)
DRCs provide
information about disaster recovery programs and help applicants register for
disaster assistance before the Nov. 30 deadline. Please visit the DRC Locator.
Colorado Flooding: Two Months
Later
In the two months since
heavy rains brought flooding, Colorado survivors have received more than $117.4
million in state and federal assistance and low-interest loans and an
additional $35.1 million in FEMA’s NFIP payouts.
To date, more than $52.7
million in disaster assistance grants has helped more than 15,000 Colorado
households find safe, functional and sanitary rental units or make repairs to
primary homes and cover other disaster-related expenses, such as medical needs
or personal property loss. Nearly $48.7 million of IA grants have been issued
in housing assistance and $4 million in other needs assistance, such as medical
or personal property loss. Flood survivors have also received disaster
unemployment assistance and disaster legal services.
Please visit “Colorado
Flooding: Two Months Later” for more information.
ColoradoUnited: Official
State Website for Disaster Recovery
ColoradoUnited is the official State of Colorado website
for recovery information and resources. Click for the latest news on efforts and information that impact the
public and businesses.
U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) Offers Disaster Assistance Loans
Small businesses and most private nonprofits
are also eligible to apply for low interest working capital Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) if they are having difficulty meeting
obligations as a result of the disaster. These loans are available in all 11
disaster declared primary counties and also every contiguous county in Colorado.
The deadline for EIDL’s is June 16, 2014.
All other SBA loan applications are due on the IA registration deadline Nov. 30, 2013.
(800)
659-2955 (TTY 1-800-977-8339).
Road Openings Will Enable
Hundreds of New FEMA Inspections
Inspection access means that the FEMA inspector can drive all the
way to the home in an ordinary car. After access is made, residents should call
1-800-621-3362 to schedule a FEMA housing
inspection.
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Colorado
Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management supports the needs of
local government and partners with them before, during and after a disaster.
The division enhances preparedness statewide by devoting available resources
toward prevention, protection, mitigation, response and recovery, which will
ensure greater resiliency of Colorado communities.
For
more information: Twitter @COEmergency, Facebook:
COEmergency, www.coemergency.com and www.CORecovers.info
FEMA’s
mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a
nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare
for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.
Disaster recovery assistance
is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age,
disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know
has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621-FEMA (3362). For TTY call 800-462-7585.
Follow FEMA online at twitter.com/femaregion8, www.facebook.com/fema, and www.youtube.com/fema. Also, follow Administrator Craig Fugate's activities at twitter.com/craigatfema. The social media links provided are for
reference only. FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites,
companies or applications.
The
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is the federal government’s primary
source of money for the long-term rebuilding of disaster-damaged private
property. SBA helps homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes, and
private, nonprofit organizations fund repairs or rebuilding efforts, and cover
the cost of replacing lost or disaster-damaged personal property. These
disaster loans cover losses not fully compensated by insurance or other
recoveries and do not duplicate benefits of other agencies or organizations.
For information about SBA programs, applicants can go to www.sba.gov/disaster or call (800)
659-2955 (TTY 1-800-977-8339).
