Latest Emergency Info

• September 2009 Floods
  

  
  Georgia has received a Federal Disaster Declaration for individual assistance to aid residents of Catossa, Carroll, Chattooga, Cobb, Cherokee, DeKalb, Douglas,Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale, Paulding, Stephens, Walker counties. The portion of Governor Sonny Perdue's request covering other counties and aid to governments that sustained damage to buildings and public costs due to the storms is still pending.

  
  A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) operated by the State of Georgia and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have open for those affected earlier this week by severe storms and flooding. For a full list of those centers see - Disaster Recovery Centers
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  Disaster officials ask that before visiting the centers, people should first apply for assistance by registering online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362).