FEMA Teams Offer Home Repair Tips at Local Centers
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FEMA TEAMS OFFER HOME REPAIR TIPS AT LOCAL CENTERS
ANDOVER, Mass. — After a disaster like the recent March flooding, rebuilding or repairing can be an overwhelming chore. But with the right suggestions and help from professionals, homeowners can build back smarter and stronger.
Through May 4, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) community education advisors will be on-hand at area Home Depot and Lowe’s home improvement stores to provide information about low-cost ways to rebuild that can reduce the risk from future flood events and other potential hazards.
FEMA mitigation specialists will be available to answer rebuilding questions and provide informative publications in English and Spanish on the right way to deal with a wide range of cleanup and repair challenges. In order to reduce future flood damage, they are also able to offer advice on elevating furnaces, circuit breaker boxes, water heaters and some appliances.
Risk-reduction specialists say that by following a few simple steps, homeowners can dramatically decrease their vulnerability to costly repetitive repairs. The best time to make cost-effective changes is when you are repairing current damages, the experts say.
Specialists will be at all centers from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day.
Thursday to Tuesday, April 29-May 4, at the following locations:
Home Depot
1149 Hingham St.
Rockland, MA 02370
Home Depot
1415 Boston Providence Highway
Norwood, MA 02062
Home Depot
60 Stockwell Drive
Avon, MA 02322
Lowe’s
2421 Cranberry Highway, Suite 100
Wareham, MA 02571
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders and 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.
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