Community Corner
County Residents Near Burlingame, Businesses Asked to Report Storm Damage
Spot damage around town? The county wants you to report it.
SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — The County of San Mateo is asking homeowners, renters and businesses in the unincorporated area who suffered significant storm-related damage to report that information to the San Mateo County Office of Emergency Services.
The request for information is not an application for aid but may help the County acquire private property assistance for the entire county through the Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster loan program. The County will work with the California Office of Emergency Services to determine if it has enough collective damages to seek a federal declaration for SBA assistance.
The information also helps the County assess the level of the damage in its jurisdiction for storms beginning in January 2017 and prepare for FEMA’s presidential declaration process which is distinct from SBA. Please note that a presidential disaster has not yet been declared.
Reports of storm-related damage to private property, buildings, homes, businesses and vehicles can be made to the Office of Emergency Services (OES) by phone from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at (650) 363-4099; by email at SHERIFFS_disaster@smcgov.org; or via fax at (650) 363-1868.
— SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION BY: County of San Mateo / Image via Shutterstock
