RALEIGH, N.C. – June 7, 2011 – (RealEstateRama) — Federal Emergency Management Agency experts who can offer free rebuilding information and answer questions about how to strengthen property against future storm damage will be in Raleigh, Cary, Garner and Erwin for six days beginning Thursday, June 9.
Advisors have suggestions to help home and business owners protect property against wind, flood and fire. They have counseled almost 22,000 residents since tornadoes struck North Carolina on April 16.
Experts will be at the following locations:
Lowe’s Home Improvement
4601 Capital Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27604
The Home Depot
2031 Walnut St.
Cary, NC 27518
Lowe’s Home Improvement
101 Cleveland Crossing Dr.
Garner, NC 27529
Lowe’s Home Improvement
524 East Jackson Blvd.
Erwin, NC 28339
Advisors will be available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and then from
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 14.
A Congressionally mandated study in 2005 by a department in the National Institute of Building Sciences showed that every dollar spent on mitigation saves society an average of four dollars in future losses due to disasters.
Mitigation advisors can provide valuable information about mold and mildew cleanup, electrical systems, furnaces and other appliances. There is also expert advice about how to reinforce structures against high wind, flood and fire. Informative tips are also available for securing personal property. Free publications on a variety of rebuilding and safety topics are also available both in English and Spanish.
Information on flood insurance is also available.
Information about strengthening property can be downloaded at http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/
For more information about this disaster, go to www.nccrimecontrol.org and click on the red “April Tornadoes” tab. More information is also available at www.fema.gov.
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
