Two additional Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery centers will opening on Thursday to help homeowners and businesses affected by Tropical Storm Irene. There are now 11 centers.
The East Haven DRC office will be located in the East Haven Beach House at 160 Cosey Beach Ave. and the Guilford office will be in the Guilford Police Department’s Community Room at 400 Church St.
Both centers will open at noon on Thursday and remain open until 7 p.m.
After the first day, the regular hours will be the same as the other centers: Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
State and federal disaster recovery specialists, as well as people from the Small Business Administration, will provide information and answer questions about disaster assistance programs.
"Try not to self-inspect. We can get inspectors out to someone's home in a relative quick time and see if they're eligible for assistance," Marquita Hynes, of FEMA, said.
If you have damage or losses from the storm, register with FEMA before visiting the recovery center by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362), going online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov, or by using any PDA device at m.fema.gov. For those with speech or hearing disabilities, the TTY number is 800-462-7585.
Local
Residents who have already provided damage information to their towns, FEMA, state officials or 2-1-1 must still register with FEMA.
The local DRC sites include:
Fairfield County
Western Greenwich Civic Center, 449 Pemberwick Road, Greenwich
Hartford County
Tunxis Community College, 271 Scott Swamp Road, Farmington
Litchfield County
Torrington Fire Headquarters, 111 Water St., Torrington
Middlesex County
Department of Police Services, 6 Custom Drive, Old Saybrook
New Haven County
East Haven Beach House at 160 Cosey Beach Ave., East Haven
Gateway Community College, 88 Bassett Road, North Haven
Guilford Police Department Community Room, 400 Church St., Guilford
High Plains Community Center, 525 Orange Center Road, Orange
New London County
Groton Senior Center, 102 Newtown Road, Groton
Tolland County
Community Center, 10 South Eagleville Road, Storrs-Mansfield
Windham County
Quinebaug Valley Community College, 742 Upper Maple St., Danielson