Escambia County Update on FEMA Registration Points and Disaster MARC

A Disaster Multi-Agency Resource Center, or DMARC, will open in Escambia County starting Wednesday, Nov. 4, providing assistance to residents impacted by Hurricane Isaias who have questions about the FEMA Individual Assistance application process.

The DMARC will open from 1-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Brownsville Community Center, located at 3200 W. De Soto St., and will remain open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily starting Thursday, Nov. 5.

Small Business Administration representatives will also be available at the DMARC to assist small business owners with available resources after Hurricane Isaias.

The DMARC will be staffed with representatives from FEMA, the State Emergency Response Team, and SBA. Please note that this DMARC site will not have additional agencies represented, as with the early MARC sites that opened in Escambia County immediately following Hurricane Isaias.

With the Brownsville DMARC site opening, please note the updated hours below for the FEMA Registration Points that previously opened in Escambia County, which will close on Wednesday, Nov. 4:

• Bayview Senior Center, 2000 E. Lloyd St., Pensacola - Open from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4
• Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 W. Park Place, Pensacola - Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4
• Cokesbury Church, 5725 N. 9th Ave., Pensacola - Open from 8 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Nov. 4

FEMA Individual Assistance Information

Escambia County has received a FEMA Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance for Hurricane Isaias, which will allow those who have been impacted by Hurricane Isaias to apply for assistance for housing, home repairs, and other disaster-related needs.

Residents can apply at DisasterAssistance.gov.

With this announcement, Escambia County residents impacted by Hurricane Isaias will now have access to critical FEMA programs, including housing assistance, crisis counseling, disaster unemployment assistance, and disaster legal services and case management. For more information about FEMA Individual Assistance, click here.

To file a claim for assistance, you must first register with FEMA in one of the following ways:

• Call the FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362 (TTY# 1-800-462-7585). The toll-free numbers are open every day from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time.
• Register online at DisasterAssistance.gov, enter your location and click on "Apply Online"
• Download the FEMA app on your mobile device and register using the app.

Click here for more information.