After Hurricane Sally made landfall yesterday in the Gulf Coast, countless residents of southeastern U.S. are in need of emergency services. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has not yet declared disaster recovery assistance for individual residents, but public efforts are being made to help local governments in these areas.
If you are in need of emergency assistance as a result of a natural disaster, these options are available to you:
- Emergency Assistance
- Dial 9-1-1.
- Emergency Shelter
- Find an open shelter on the American Red Cross website here.
- Download the FEMA Mobile App.
- Text SHELTER and your zip code to 4FEMA (43362). (For example, text “SHELTER 01234”)
- For Spanish, text REFUGIO and your zip code.
- Disabilities or Access and Functional Needs
- Visit the DisasterAssistance.gov page here.
- Other Needs
- Call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362 / TTY (800) 462-7585 to find if there may be additional referrals.
Disaster Recovery Assistance for Residents
You can find out if FEMA disaster recovery assistance becomes available in your area by searching for your area here.
For more information on what to do after being impacted by a natural disaster, read our Natural Disaster Housing Guide here.
Public Assistance for Local Governments
FEMA is providing Category B Public Assistance to areas impacted by Hurricane Sally. This is to aid local governments in managing the threat, and protecting life and property.
Category B Public Assistance is currently being provided in the following areas:
- Statewide
- Statewide
- Bay County
- Calhoun County
- Escambia County
- Franklin County
- Gadsden County
- Gulf County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Liberty County
- Okaloosa County
- Santa Rosa County
- Walton County
- Washington County
- Adams County
- Amite County
- Covington County
- Forrest County
- Franklin County
- George County
- Greene County
- Hancock County
- Harrison County
- Jackson County
- Jefferson County
- Jefferson Davis County
- Jones County
- Lamar County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marion County
- Pearl River County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Stone County
- Walthall County
- Wayne County
- Wilkinson County