Locate and apply for Disaster Assistance

FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Information

We have attached the link to FEMA's website to start the process for disaster assistance. It includes a link to take a pre-survey questionnaire to determine your eligibility for disaster assistance. You can then create your account and start the process for assistance if eligible. Lee County's FEMA Disaster Recovery Center should be open today at the McSwain Center on Tramway Road sometime today, Friday, April 22, 2011. Once it's open we will publish that information.FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Website.

We have also included information below that addresses the information that can be obtained from the Disaster Recovery Website.

DisasterAssistance.gov provides information on how you might be able to get help from the U.S. Government before, during and after a disaster.

If the President of the United States makes help available to individuals in your community after a disaster, you can visit this site to apply online.

This site helps you:

• Learn what help you might be able to apply for from 17 government agencies in Spanish and English
• Reduce the number of forms you have to fill out
• Shorten the time it takes to apply for aid
• Check the progress of your applications online
• Continue to receive benefits from government programs even if you have to leave your home
• Apply for help from FEMA online
• Learn about Small Business Administration loans using an online application
• Have your Social Security benefits sent to a new address
• Find federal disaster recovery centers near your current address
• Search a list of housing available for rent
• Get information about your federal student loan
• Get help from the Department of State if you are affected by a disaster while living or traveling outside the U.S.

Disasterassistance.gov also provides information to help you prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. You can:

• Get the latest news on declared disasters
• Find information about:
  • Evacuating
  • Finding shelter
  • Getting food and water
  • Getting medical services
  • Locating loved ones
  • Recovering and rebuilding the areas of your life that were affected by the disaster
• Locate resources in your community that can help you move forward.

Resources Available Through Lee County Emergency Operations Center

Resources Available Through Lee County Emergency Operations Center

Please call us @ 777-7744 or 777-7742 if you have a need for the following:

·          

      Individual/group volunteers with Chain Saws

·           Individual/group volunteers to help clean up yard

·           Individual/group volunteers to deliver goods

·           Individual/group volunteers to assist with providing a shelter

·           Individual/group volunteers to provide counseling

·           Individual/group volunteers to babysit

·          Water/ice

·           Personal hygiene items

·           Baby food, formula, diapers, and much more

·          Can food

·           Blankets

·          Gatorade

·           Plywood

·           Tarps

·           & other items

Lee County Emergency Operations Center Exercise

THIS IS AN EXERCISE: The Lee County Emergency Operations Center is still monitoring the situation.  Representatives from all key agencies have assembled at the EOC and are prepared to activate to their designated areas if necessary.  This is being done only as a precautionary measure.   At this time there is no threat to the public. The information line for citizens is 775-1269.

THIS IS AN EXERCISE: The Lee County Emergency Operations Center was activated this morning at 8:14 a.m.

Staff is currently monitoring the situation and preparing to take emergency action as necessary to safeguard the citizens of Lee County.

Emergency personnel are on standby at this time.

We ask that citizens stay tuned to the local radio and T.V. stations for updates.

Lee County Exercise

Lee County is participating in a Shearon Harris Power Plant training exercise today, March 23^rd, 2011. All messages sent today will only be for test purposes. The drill will be over by mid afternoon.

Increased Fire Danger Today...March 21, 2011

INCREASED FIRE DANGER TODAY
SOUTHERLY WINDS AT AROUND 10 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME 
SOUTHWESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 
MPH THIS AFTERNOON. DEW POINTS WILL RISE INTO THE UPPER 40S TO 
LOWER 50S BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE DEW POINTS COMBINED WITH 
HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 70 TO 75 WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT. THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS 
AND BRISK WINDS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED FIRE DANGER THIS 
AFTERNOON. 
RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE ANY BURNING TODAY AND TO 
PROPERLY EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS. MANY DESTRUCTIVE 
WILDFIRES ARE STARTED EACH YEAR DUE TO IMPROPERLY DISCARDED 
SMOKING MATERIALS.

Red Flag Warning Issued for Lee County 2/14/2011 until 09:00PM

Advisory Message has been issued by the Lee County Emergency Services.
Monday February 14, 2011 8:41 AM EST
Red Flag Warning is in effect for Lee County thru 9:00 PM. Dangerous fire behavior is expected.

National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Lee County until 9:00PM.

RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RALEIGH HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 32 TO 40 MPH TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY DRY TREE AND LEAF LITTER WILL POSE A RISK FOR
EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRES THAT OCCUR WILL QUICKLY SPREAD AND GROW OUT OF CONTROL. FIRES MAY BE EASILY IGNITED BY SPARKS OR BY DISCARDED SMOKING MATERIALS. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE ANY BURNING UNTIL TUESDAY...AND TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH ALL SMOKING MATERIALS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.