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Update for Harris County, please pass along to any you know effected.

Updated May 30, 2015

FEMA HAS DECLARED DISASTER AREA FOR HARRIS COUNTY
Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated area can begin applying for assistance by registering online atwww.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or by web enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov.
Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. (local time) seven days a week until further notice.

You will need:
Social Security number
Current and pre-disaster address
A telephone number where you can be contacted
Insurance information
Total household annual income
A routing and account number from your bank (only necessary if you want to have disaster assistance funds transferred directly into your bank account).
A description of your losses that were caused by the disaster.
Helpful spreadsheet for documenting contents losses:
http://www.uphelp.org/pubs/home-inventory-and-contents-claim-tips

Don’t forget to:
Document your damage in detail using your digital camera or cell phone.
Clean out your home.
Place all debris near the curb. The City is working to pick up this debris within 30 days. Please do NOT spend money renting a dumpster, The City will be picking up debris. BEGINNING Saturday May 30, 2015 the City is picking up debris. Please place it between the sidewalk and street for collection.
For the next 8 weeks MCIA will not be citing our residents for heavy trash violations.

What the City is doing for you:
City is coordinating volunteers to assist those hardest hit near Brays Bayou and will be posting information on http://www.houstontx.gov/emergency
CenterPoint is working in our area. They must carefully test the lines so as to avoid electrocution. They are working to restore power ASAP.
City tap water is drinkable.