FEMA Teams Doing Hurricane Ida Damage Assessments In Branford

BRANFORD, CT — In Branford, damage from Hurricane Ida was largely seen on Bassett Road and Toole Drive. Now, with the news reported by Patch that New Haven County was added to the existing FEMA Individual Assistance presidential major disaster declaration, federal "survivor assistance" teams are hitting the streets.

The town alerted residents that beginning Monday, FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance teams will be going door-to-door outreach. The town noted that FEMA is working from an existing preliminary damage assessment list that includes Bassett Road and Toole Drive.

Read more here about how the process works and how to apply for assistance.

It's noted that the FEMA teams work in teams of two to conduct outreach to "survivors." Those also include faith-based organizations, community based organizations, and local businesses in a disaster-affected area that have been identified by local emergency management directors.

Residents and businesses are encouraged to contact FEMA online at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/ , via the FEMA app, or call 800-621-3362 (TTY: 800-462-7585). The toll-free telephone lines operate from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET, seven days a week. If you use a relay service, such as video relay service (VRS), captioned telephone service or others, give FEMA the number for that service. Multilingual operators are available.