FEMA Opens New Emergency Recovery Centers in East Tennessee for Helen Victims

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Starting Monday, East Tennessee will have seven disaster recovery centers to help Helen victims apply for FEMA assistance and get information about local and federal resources.

Beginning Monday, November 4, the following disaster recovery centers will be open from 8:00 to 19:00 Monday to Saturday and from 12:00 to 17:00 on Sunday:

• Greene County: Greene County Courthouse/Annex, 204 N. Cutler St., Greenville, TN 37745
• Hamblen County: Public Utilities Commission Convention and Training Center, 441 Main St., Morristown, TN 37814
• Unicoi County: National Guard Armory/Unicoi Emergency Operations Center, 615 South Main Ave., Erwin, TN 37650.

Additionally, two new centers will open Tuesday in Johnson and Washington counties, and locations in Cocke and Carter counties will transition from interagency resource centers to disaster recovery centers. They are located in the following places:

• Johnson County: Pioneer Village Shopping Center, 220 Pioneer Village Dr., Mountain City, TN 37683.
• Washington County: Embreeville Volunteer Fire Department, 4061 Highway 81 S., Erwin, TN 37650
• Carter County: 1749 Highway 19 E., Elizabethton, TN 37643
• Cocke County: Cocke County Recreation Department, 466 Learning Road, Newport, TN 37821

FEMA also announced that the Interagency Resource Center in Jonesboro will permanently close at noon on Tuesday.

Multi-agency resource centers in Newport, Elizabethton and Jonesboro have been in place since early October to assist TEMA in responding to Helen’s situation.

Previous coverage: TEMA will open an Interagency Resource Center in Cocke County, making it the third location in East Tennessee.

The deadline to apply for FEMA disaster assistance is Monday, December 2nd.

To apply, click here, call 800-621-3362, or visit the Disaster Recovery Center.

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