2 months after Helene, FEMA continues to open recovery centers

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - It’s been two months since Hurricane Helene tore through the CSRA – and new FEMA disaster recovery centers are continuing to open.

The latest ones opened this week in McCormick and Burke counties.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency says this comes after working with local emergency agencies to determine there is still a growing need for application and resource assistance.

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One representative says people still have a lot of questions two months after the storm.

“One of the more common reasons why people are still going to these DRCs, these disaster recovery centers, in person is to actually follow up on the status of their applications,” said Hannah Kirschman, a FEMA media specialist.

“Some people might have questions about: Do they get funding for spoiled food from their power being out, what kind of assistance is FEMA giving to their local officials for debris cleanup, because we still see a lot of debris on the road, that kind of thing,” she said.

FEMA says so far Aiken County alone has generated more than 41,000 applications.

The deadline is Jan. 7 to apply for individual assistance in Georgia and South Carolina.

Other disaster recovery centers in the CSRA:

• Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 17519 Atomic Road in Aiken. It will be open from Tuesday through Jan. 7, Monday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. It and other FEMA centers this week are closed on Thursday and Friday for the holiday.
• Bamberg County Library, 3156 East Railroad Avenue. The center will be open until Dec. 12, Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• 537 W. Church St. in Batesburg until Dec. 6 at 7 p.m.
• Burke County Library, 130 Georgia Highway 24 South in Waynesboro. It’s open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Dec. 7.
• Columbia County Emergency, located at 650 Ronald Reagan Drive in Evans. It will be open starting Dec. 3 Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.
• Southeastern Technical College, located at 346 Kite Road building one in Swainsboro. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.
• National Guard BID-EOC, located at 1841 GA Highway 24 W in Louisville. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.
• Lincoln County Recreation Department, Walker T. Norman Gym located at 1962 Rowland-York Drive in Lincolnton. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 pm.
• At the McCormick County Library on 201 Railroad Avenue. The center will be open until Dec. 6 from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Thomson Depot 111 Railroad Street. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 pm.
• HUB for Community Innovation, 631 Chafee Avenue Augusta. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.
• Screven County Library, located at 106 S Community Drive in Sylvania. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.
• Washington Fire Department training room, 212 E. Court St. in Washington, Ga. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 pm.
• Sandersville School building, located at 514 N Harris Street. It’s open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.

To locate all FEMA centers, visit https://egateway.fema.gov/ESF6/DRCLocator.

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