The Fort Wayne-Allen County Office of Homeland Security is encouraging City and County residents and business owners who have experienced moderate to severe flood damage this week to contact the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
Reports of the damage can be made online at www.in.gov/dhs. Click on the “Report Severe Weather Damage” link in the center of the page and then the Wind/Flooding March 8 and Continuing link.
A direct link to the form is at:
https://oas.in.gov/hs/dev/flood/public/main.jsp?incidentId=WIND20090308. IDHS will be available to take reports over the phone next week.
Residents and business owners should report any locations that have had two or more feet of water in the basement or first floor of a structure, including houses, garages, apartments, mobile homes and commercial properties.
The form asks a series of questions about the damage to property as it relates to flooding.
The IDHS report is NOT a request for assistance. If the area qualifies for assistance, a separate FEMA application will be required.
These initial reports to DHS will help state homeland security officials assess damage from the floods to see if the City and County will qualify for federal assistance. Local officials can tally the costs to infrastructure and public property, but need residents’ help for the damage to private assets.
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