Source: US Federal Emergency Management Agency
Headline: Disaster Recovery Centers in 6 Kentucky Counties To Permanently Close, Help Is Still Available
Disaster Recovery Centers in 6 Kentucky Counties To Permanently Close, Help Is Still Available
FRANKFORT, Ky
–Disaster Recovery Centers in 6 Kentucky counties will close permanently this weekend
The center in Leslie County will close at 7 p
m
May 23
The center in Leslie County is located at:911 Dispatch Center, 24770 Highway 421, Hyden, KY 41749 Working hours are 9 a
m
to 7 p
m
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday May 23
The centers in Breathitt, Knott, Letcher, Martin and the Belfry Public Library location in Pike County will close at 7 p
m
May 24
The centers are located at: Breathitt County, Breathitt County Library, 1024 College Avenue, Jackson, KY 41339Knott County, Knott County Sports Complex, 450 Kennedy Loop #8765, Leburn, KY 41831Letcher County, Letcher County Recreation Center, 1505 Jenkins Road, Whitesburg, KY 41858Martin County, Martin County Public Library, 180 E
Main St
, Inez, KY 41224Pike County, Belfry Public Library, 24371 US-119 North, Belfry, KY 41514Working hours are 9 a
m
to 7 p
m
Eastern Time, Monday through Saturday May 24
The centers in Floyd and Perry counties and the Pikeville location in Pike County are scheduled to remain open
These centers are located at:Floyd County, Floyd County Board of Education, 442 KY-550, Eastern, KY 41622Perry County, Hazard Community College, 1 Old Community College Drive, Hazard, KY 41701Pike County, Pike County Public Library, 126 Lee Avenue, Pikeville, KY 41514Working hours are 9 a
m
to 7 p
m
Eastern Time, Monday through Saturday, and closed Sundays
You can visit any Disaster Recovery Center to get in-person assistance
No appointment is needed
To find all other center locations, including those in other states, go to fema
gov/drc or text “DRC” and a Zip Code to 43362
You don’t have to visit a center to apply for FEMA assistance
There are other ways to apply: online at DisasterAssistance
gov, use the FEMA App for mobile devices or call 800-621-3362
If you use a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA the number for that service
FEMA is urging Kentuckians affected by the February storms to apply for federal disaster assistance as soon as possible
The deadline to apply is May 25
Kentuckians affected by the April storms have until June 25 to apply for federal disaster assistance
For more information about Kentucky flooding recovery, visit www
fema
gov/disaster/4860 and www
fema
gov/disaster/4864
Follow the FEMA Region 4 X account at x
com/femaregion4
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allenjr
Tue, 05/20/2025 – 13:28