JIC Recovery Release No. 108 - Continued Rental Assistance Available to Eligible Typhoon Mawar Survivors - GHS OCD

Continued Rental Assistance Available to Eligible Typhoon Mawar Survivors

Typhoon Mawar survivors who have already registered with FEMA and received initial rental assistance from FEMA may be eligible for continued rental assistance.

You may be eligible for assistance if you had damage or losses because of Typhoon Mawar. You may also be eligible if:

You were awarded initial rental assistance and used it as intended. The initial award covers two months.
You are unable to return to your pre-disaster residence because it is uninhabitable, cannot be accessed or is not available because of the typhoon damage.
You cannot pay for housing without assistance.
You are not receiving temporary housing help from any other source.
You are developing a longer-term or permanent housing plan or can demonstrate progress toward that plan.

How to Sign Up

Survivors applying for continued assistance must complete an “Application for Continued Temporary Housing Assistance.” To request this form, call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. Helpline operators speak many languages.

Applicants should submit the following documents with the completed application:

Pre- and post-disaster income for household members 18 and older.
Proof of pre-disaster housing costs (copy of lease and utility bills, renter’s insurance, mortgage statements, real estate taxes, homeowner’s insurance, etc.)
Proof of post-disaster housing costs (copy of current lease or rental agreement signed by the applicant and the landlord, rent receipts and post-disaster utility bills, renters’ insurance, etc.).

How to Submit Your Application to FEMA

Return the application form and supporting documents to FEMA in one of the following ways:

Upload to your disaster account at DisasterAssistance.gov.
Mail to FEMA, P.O. Box 10055, Hyattsville, MD 20782-8055.
Fax to 800-827-8112.

FEMA will evaluate your request to determine if you are eligible. It is important to keep FEMA updated with your current contact information and housing status.

Visit the following links for the latest information:

Governor’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/govlouguam
GHS/OCD Website: https://ghs.guam.gov/
GHS/OCD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHSOCD/

For more information, contact the Joint Information Center at (671) 478-0208/09/10.

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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC Recovery Release No. 108 - Continued Rental Assistance Available to Eligible Typhoon Mawar Survivors