Hurricane Irene
FEMA Aid to Shore Dependent on Disaster Declaration
Federal money available to governments, residents in five counties included in federal declaration
Ocean and Monmouth counties may be eligible for disaster aid as Federal Emergency Management Agency officials work to assess damage that is still impacting thousands of residents almost a full week after Hurricane Irene stormed New Jersey. Individual residents also will be able to register to receive aid for a variety of losses regardless of whether they carry a private insurance policy. But such FEMA monies only are available as of Friday to residents of Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic and Somerset counties, per a federal disaster declaration made earlier this week. While the Shore continues to deal with power outages, the effects of flooding, and damage to homes and businesses, the severe impact of Irene on the five aforementioned …
April
10:22 am on Saturday, September 3, 2011
I have extensive damage. I am disgused that this is happening. FEMA cannot make a decision unless they visit properties, and I know for a fact I was one of the 1st to file.: 9:10AM Monday morning. I was told yesterday by Carli Assoiciates, a subcontractor of Selective Insurance (FEMA Flood Ins.Company) that maybe in 4-5 days someone will come to my home. That was the same story on Tuesday. How … more ›