FEMA Needs Your Current Contact Information

After South Carolinians affected by Hurricane Helene apply for federal disaster assistance, it is important that FEMA be able to contact them. If you have already applied, make sure that FEMA has your up-to-date contact information, or you may miss important telephone calls or correspondence. Be aware that phone calls from FEMA may come from unfamiliar numbers.

If there are changes in your phone number, current address, banking or insurance information, please let FEMA know as soon as possible.

FEMA may also need to call some survivors to continue processing their application or to obtain more information.

FEMA representatives never charge applicants for disaster assistance, inspections or help in filling out applications. Don't believe anyone who promises a disaster grant in return for payment.

You can update your contact information or apply for FEMA assistance, in several ways: Go online to DisasterAssistance.gov, visit a Disaster Recovery Center or call toll-free 800-621-3362. The telephone line is open every day and help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service. For a video with American Sign Language, voiceover and open captions about how to apply for FEMA assistance, select this link.

FEMA programs are accessible to survivors with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.

Homeowners and renters in Abbeville, Aiken, Allendale, Anderson, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Hampton, Jasper, Kershaw, Laurens, Lexington, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Orangeburg, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union and York counties and the Catawba Indian Nation can apply for federal assistance.