FEMA TEAMS OFFER HOME REPAIR ADVICE AT LOCAL STORES

AUSTIN, Texas –Teams of hazard mitigation specialists with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be available on-site at various home improvement centers in the weeks ahead. They will be there to answer questions residents may have about protecting their homes from future disaster damage, as well as other home improvement questions.

The FEMA representatives will explain flood- and wind-resistant building techniques, and will offer advice on topics such as home elevation, safe rooms, wind straps, flood insurance and other measures to make homes stronger and safer. They will also offer publications on similar topics.

A team will be at each of the locations below from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily:

Monday Oct. 13-Sunday Oct. 19
Lowe’s
5002 Garth Road
Baytown, TX

Monday Oct. 20-Sunday Oct. 26
The Home Depot
11820 Dickinson Road
Houston, TX

Monday Oct. 27-Sunday Nov. 2
The Home Depot
5455 Fairmont St.
Houston, TX

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FEMA coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.