Nassau County - Long Island, New York

Mangano: FEMA Community Relations Response Teams To Visit Nassau Communities

County & FEMA to Provide Residents with Information on Beginning the Claim Process

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Community Relations Response Team along with County personnel will be visiting south shore communities affected by Hurricane Irene to assist with surveying damage, assessing the needs of residents and helping educate residents about possibly qualifying for federal aid as a result of the Hurricane.

Scheduled dates, times and locations are as follows:

  • Thursday, September 8th and Friday, September 9th from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m.: Marjorie Post Park, 451 Unqua Rd., Massapequa, NY
  • Monday, September 12th; Tuesday, September 13th; and Wednesday, September 14th from 9:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.: Cedar Creek Park in Seaford.
  • Additional dates, times and locations to be announced.

Late last week Nassau County was approved for federal disaster aid for homeowners, renters and small businesses throughout the county. County Executive Mangano has been working alongside FEMA since the Hurricane to assist residents and to provide them with the proper information.

“I encourage residents who think they may qualify for federal aid to stop by our mobile Community Relations Response Team, call FEMA at 1-800-621-3362 or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov to register,” said County Executive Mangano. “I am pleased that Nassau County has qualified for this much needed aid, so that our residents and small business owners can start their recovery efforts. If you have incurred ay property damage, your first call should be to your insurance company, but your second call should be to FEMA’s registration hotline. This will ensure that, should you be eligible, you receive aid as quickly as possible.”

Residents and small businesses in Nassau County are eligible to apply for the following assistance: the Individuals and Households Program, Crisis counseling, Disaster Unemployment Assistance, USDA Food Coupons and Distribution, USDA Food Commodities, Disaster Legal Services, the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and Small Business Administration Disaster Loans.

Additionally, Nassau County is also eligible for expedited assistance in the following areas:

  • Individual Assistance (Assistance to individuals and households).
  • Public Assistance (Assistance for debris removal, emergency protective actions and the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.)
  • Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (Assistance for actions taken to prevent or reduce long term risk to life and property from natural hazards.)

Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.