Alameda Residents: Apply For FEMA Disaster Relief Assistance

Press release from the City of Alameda:

ALAMEDA, CA — If your home or property was damaged in the recent winter storms that were declared a local, State, and Federal emergency, you may be able to receive disaster relief assistance. If you own your home, you can file a claim with your homeowners insurance.

If you rent your home, you can file a claim with your renters insurance. If your claim has been denied or if you do not have insurance, you can apply for FEMA Disaster Relief. There are four ways to apply:

1. Apply online. You’ll be asked to enter your zip code and select the California winter storms as your emergency.
2. Apply online using the FEMA mobile app.
3. Apply by phone at the FEMA helpline, 1-800-621-3362, open 7am-11pm daily.
4. Apply in person at a Disaster Recovery Center, open Friday, throughFebruary 24 from 10 am-7 pm daily. There are two locations in Alameda County, 7001 Oakport Street (off 66th Avenue) in Oakland and 4825 Gleason Drive in Dublin, at the Alameda County Public Works Agency.

Alameda homeowners or renters must apply for assistance before the deadline of March 16, 2023.
Watch this FEMA video to learn more or visit www.fema.gov.

This press release was produced by the City of Alameda. The views expressed here are the author’s own.