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Calhoun OES Director Bill Stemple says it is not too late to report damages from the February winter storm that struck the
county.
FEMA may be contacted at 1-800-621-3362.
Calhoun and ten other counties have just been add to the disaster list, said Stemple. .
Stemple has asked Calhoun residents to call FEMA these past weeks with damages which they incurred. FEMA has been
accepting applications from Calhoun victims, even if they were not in the originally declared disaster zone.
Those who have already registered are now having their applications activated and will soon be contacted by a FEMA
representative.
FEMA officials say those who incurred flood, ice, or snow damages will be eligible for an array of federal subsidies. The
assistance offers eligible applicants grants for housing assistance, medical, dental, funeral, transportation, and other costs
including unemployment benefits and crisis counseling.
Stemple said in some cases FEMA might provide some benefits to residents who went without power for over five days or
had damage to appliances by power surges.
Other counties added to the disaster declaration include Fayette, Greenbrier, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Nicholas, Raleigh,
Upshur, Webster, and Wyoming Counties.
The Department of Agriculture says 50,000 acres of forest land in Calhoun received damage from the ice storm, the third
worst county in the state. It is unclear what services might be available to help those whose timber was damaged.
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