Tuesday: Rockland FEMA Workshop in Piermont

There will be a FEMA Disaster Recovery Workshop tomorrow, Tuesday February 26, from 12 noon to 8 p.m.  This will be held at: Piermont Village Hall—478 Piermont Avenue. FEMA representatives will be there to answer questions regarding disaster assistance and the National Flood Insurance Program.

TSA Program Extended

• FEMA, at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance TSA program.
• The TSA program allows eligible Hurricane Sandy survivors to stay in hotels or motels temporarily if their homes are inaccessible or unlivable because of the disaster.
• With the extension, the new TSA checkout date will be March 10, 2013.
• FEMA will call eligible applicants to notify them of the extension. FEMA, the state and voluntary organizations continue to thoroughly assist TSA applicants through comprehensive outreach and one-on-one casework. Our goal is to help applicants transition to a long-term housing plan.
• Payments are made directly to hotels and motels for TSA eligible applicants.
• Applicants sign a Terms and Conditions agreement that explains their checkout date when they check into the hotel.
• TSA is a short-term sheltering program and not a housing program; many survivors are successfully moving forward with more permanent housing solutions.

FEMA Registrations Lower Hudson Valley Counties

(through February 24)

Orange:              1,134

___________________

Putnam:                358

___________________

Rockland:          3,251

__________________

Sullivan:               496

___________________

Ulster:                  256

__________________

Westchester:      5,685

STATEWIDE NUMBERS (through February 24)

Nearly 269,000 people have contacted FEMA for help or information
Total Individual Assistance approved: nearly $912 million

• Other Needs Assistance approved: more than $122 million
• Housing Assistance approved: nearly $790 million

Inspections

• Issued: 180,152
• Returned: 179,941
• Inspectors: 36

SBA disaster loans

• Applications approved (homeowners, renters, businesses): 16,246
• Amount approved: nearly $1.1 billion