FEMA offers advice on how stronger houses Coconut Festival crucian for reconstruction

Source: Second press releases directory

ST. Croix, Virgin Islands - Survivors of the Virgin Islands is cleaning up and rebuilding after hurricanes and Maria Irma can get free advice at a local festival in Sainte - Croix on Sunday to make 3 December in their homes more resilient against future disasters.

Specialist risk reduction Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a table in the Coconut Festival have Crucian 11: 00-18: 00 in Bethlehem sugar factory, in the Army National Guard around Bethlehem, in Sainte - Croix.

FEMA specialists are available advice and free technical publications and cleaning houses flooded shape and build hazard-resistant houses to offer. Most boards and publications, information stations are suitable for do-it-yourself homeowners and general contractors. Some information to understand how to protect homes from strong winds, fixing roofs and terminals coating and the use of special materials and design support structures in order to make it stronger and safer.

"We encourage survivors hurricane to consult with our specialists," said federal coordinating officer William Bird. "The survivors who profit queries can leave with excellent project ideas."

Aid for disaster recovery without regard to race, color, religion, national origin available, gender, age, disability, fluent in English or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll - free at 800-621-3362 (Voice 711 / VRS - Video - Relay - Service) (TTY: 800-462-7585). speaking different languages operators (press 2 for Spanish).

FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, to maintain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect, response, recovery and mitigation of risks.

Further official information on reconstruction following hurricanes, visit www.informusvi.com or www.usviupdate.com . Follow - us on the social networks twitter.com/femaregion2 and www.facebook.com/FEMAUSVirginIslands .

To donate or volunteer, contact the volunteer or charity of their choice by national voluntary organizations active in disaster (NVOAD) www.nvoad.org . For those who want to and provides cash to nonprofit organizations more flexibility to get more resources and pumps money into the local economy to recover companies. The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands also has the "Fund for the Virgin Islands" to www.USVIrecovery.org .

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