County of Monmouth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2012
Monmouth County Sheriff's Office
Contact: Cynthia Scott PIO, 732-577-6613

 

FEMA has rebuilding advice for residents

Ask your questions at the Home Depot in West Long Branch

FREEHOLD, N.J. – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has advice to help you build stronger, safer and smarter in the wake of Super storm Sandy.

If your home has been damaged and you want to get it back to where it was before Hurricane Sandy or, maybe you are looking to rebuild, you can get knowledgeable and reliable advice from FEMA representatives at the Home Depot store at 310 Highway 36 in West Long Branch. 
 
Hazard mitigation specialists from FEMA will be at this location from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Wednesday, Nov. 28 until Monday, Dec. 3 to answer your questions.  They provide information on building techniques that reduce the potential for damage to your home, business and property from future disasters.

Besides answering your questions, they will offer other home improvement tips and techniques:
  • Proper mold and mildew clean-up,
  • Flood- and wind-resistant building methods,
  • Wind straps,
  • Flood insurance,
  • Suggestions to make homes stronger and safer,
  • Retrofitting buildings, and
  • Elevating utilities.
Free publications on these topics are available and there is no charge to talk with the specialists.
 
FEMA specialists are available at other locations in New Jersey with the closest locations for Monmouth County residents and businesses in Ocean County at the Home Depot at 1334 Lakewood Road in Toms River and in Middlesex County at the Lowe’s at 51 Woodbridge Center Drive, Woodbridge.
 
FEMA may announce additional sites and dates soon.
 

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