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FEMA Resource Center For Hurricane Ida Victims Opens

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Firefighters remove people from flooding by the Neshaminy Creek in Bristol Township.
Credit: Bristol Township Fire Rescue

Bucks County residents and business owners impacted by Hurricane Ida can seeking assistance at a new resource center.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Disaster Recovery Center opened Friday in a former grocery store in the Warwick Square shopping center at 2395 York Road in Warwick Township. The facility also has a county health department COVID-19 vaccine clinic.

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The disaster recovery center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The center will run next week from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

The center will have staff from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration available to assist homeowners, renters, and business owners in applying for federal aid. Other agencies will have staff at the center to help those impacted by the storm. The Bucks County Emergency Management Agency and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) are partners in the center.

The aid comes following a major disaster declaration signed by President Joe Biden. Nearby counties have similar federal aid centers set up.

Administrator MaryAnn Tierney speaks with a aid staffer.
Credit: FEMA
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MaryAnn Tierney, the regional administrator for FEMA, visited the recovery center in Bucks County on Friday with state officials.

County officials said additional sites in the lower and upper end of Bucks County are being planned.

Those looking to register with FEMA do not have to visit the recovery center and can register the following ways:

  • Call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362. Multilingual operators are available. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability and use a TTY may call 1-800-462-7585. If you use 711 or VRS (Video Relay Service) or require accommodations while visiting a center, call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free numbers are open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. EST.
  • Help is available in most languages, and information on the registration process is available online at
  • DisasterAssistance.gov or DisasterAssistance.gov/es for Spanish.
  • Download the FEMA mobile app (also in Spanish), wherever you access your mobile applications
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