Strong winds blew a semi-truck onto its side in a Rogers parking lot on May 26, 2024. (Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)
FEMA opened a Disaster Recovery Center Monday at the Marion County Fairgrounds in Summit to assist Arkansans affected by recent severe weather.
Residents of Baxter, Benton, Boone and Marion counties can visit the center to meet with representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Small Business Administration, Arkansas Division of Emergency Management and state agencies.
FEMA last week added Fulton, Greene, Madison and Randolph counties to Arkansas’ major disaster declaration, so residents in those counties may access help at the Marion County center as well. Assistance is available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily; appointments are not required.
This is the third Disaster Recovery Center that’s opened since more than a dozen tornadoes ripped through the northern part of the state over Memorial Day weekend. The other two centers are located in Benton and Boone counties:
NorthWest Arkansas Community College
Becky Paneitz Student Center, SC 108
12 SE Eagle Way
Bentonville, AR 72712
Boone County Government Building
220 N. Arbor Drive in
Harrison, AR 72601
Residents do not have to visit a center to apply for assistance. FEMA can also be contacted via phone at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Assistance is also available online at disasterassistance.gov or through the FEMA app.
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