State and FEMA Open Disaster Recovery Centers to Assist New Mexicans Affected by South Fork and Salt Fires

A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) and a Mobile Disaster Recovery Center (MDRC) operated by the state of New Mexico and FEMA will both open at 9 am, Tuesday, July 23, to help New Mexicans affected by the last month's South Fork and Salt Fires and flooding.

A fixed-site DRC will open at Angus Church of the Nazarene in Angus in Lincoln County, while a mobile DRC will be available at the Aztec Fire Station in San Juan County. Both centers are open 9 am to 7 pm, Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays.

Currently, FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) teams are on the ground in San Juan County and are providing registration assistance to residents prior to the opening of the mobile DRC.

Residents and business owners in Lincoln, Otero, Rio Arriba and San Juan counties and the Mescalero Apache Reservation can visit either center to apply for FEMA assistance, upload documents, learn about available resources and get their questions answered in person. Recovery specialists from FEMA and the US Small Business Administration (SBA) as well as state, local, nonprofit and other community organizations will be available to meet with visitors.

The new DRC will be located at:

• Lincoln County :
  Angus Church of the Nazarene
  103 Bonita Park Road
  Angus, NM

Other DRCs are open at:

• Lincoln County
  Horton Complex
  237 Service Road
  Ruidoso, NM

• Mescalero Apache Reservation
  Mescalero Apache School
  249 White Mountain Dr.

  The new MDRC ( through July 27 only ) will be located at :

• San Juan County
  San Juan County Fire and Rescue
  Aztec Fire Station
  209 S. Oliver
  Aztec, NM

Hours at all centers are:
Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Closed Sunday

New Mexicans can also gather information on resources such as SNAP, Medicaid, unemployment, insurance claim assistance, Disaster Case Management, vital records, mental health support, and childcare assistance. No appointment is needed.

All Disaster Recovery Centers are accessible to people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs and are equipped with assistive technology. Language services are also available at the center. You do not have to visit the center to apply for FEMA disaster assistance.

For more information and assistance, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone, or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.

For the latest information on New Mexico's recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4795 . Follow the FEMA Region 6 X (Formerly known as Twitter) or on Facebook.

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