Sheriff's Office • 100 North Fifth Avenue West • Duluth, MN 55802
Phone: (218) 726-2340 • www.stlouiscountymn.gov
Gordon Ramsay
Sheriff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: August 2, 2024
Media Contact: Josh Brinkman
Emergency Management Coordinator
brinkmanj@stlouiscountymn.gov
FEMA housing inspectors to begin touring St. Louis County; residents affected by June flood encouraged to fill out online form to request visit as means
FEMA housing inspectors have just arrived in St. Louis County and have notified county emergency management that they will be ready to begin inspecting residences damaged in the June flood event as early as tomorrow (Saturday, August 3). The inspections are necessary for anyone seeking financial assistance through FEMA.
Because the June flood event is now a Presidentially Declared Disaster, federal financial assistance is available for eligible homeowners and renters in the form of grants to cover costs of temporary housing and home repairs, low-interest loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals recover from the effects of the disaster.
Homeowners and renters who sustained damage in the flood are encouraged to fill out the online form at disasterassistance.gov. This will get their address added to the list for a FEMA inspector to visit.
To fill out the form, people will need to provide
- Their address with ZIP code
- Condition of their damaged home
- Insurance information, if available
- Social Security number
- Phone number where they can be contacted
- Address where they can get mail or an email address
People who are unable to fill out the form online can call 1-800-621-3362.
All FEMA inspectors will be wearing a FEMA Contractor ID badge that displays their photo and name. These are no cost inspections and inspectors never ask for money.
These inspections are for residential properties only. Inspections for commercial properties damaged in the flood will be at a later date.
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