FLORENCE COUNTY, SC (WBTW) – If you received a denial letter from FEMA, it is important to remember there is a 60-day deadline to appeal that denial and that deadline could be quickly approaching for those who applied in mid-October.
The 60-day period began on the date of the denial letter, according to Florence County Emergency Management Information Officer Andrew Golden.
Read your letter carefully. FEMA may only need you to provide additional information. Your appeal should include new or missing information, documents and damage repair estimates that support the appeal request.
Golden adds it is important to date the appeal letter and mail it to the following address:
FEMA – Appeals Officer
National Processing Service Center
P.O. Box 10055
Hyattsville, MD 20782-7055
Appeals may also be faxed to: 1-800-827-8112.
You can also call the helpline at 800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 800-462-7585 or visit the Disaster Recovery Center at the Pentecostal Holiness Church, 620 S. Ron McNair Blvd. in Lake City, where you can talk with someone about your particular situation. Either way, you can get more information about what to do next and give officials information that might change the determination about your status.
