(Washington, DC) The DC Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the US Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will bring a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) to the people in areas of the District who were affected by Hurricane Isabel.

The Disaster Recovery Centers, which will operate from the EMA Mobile Command Vans, will be available from 9 am to 6 pm at the following sites and dates:

Date	Location 1	Location 2
Wednesday and Thursday October 1 and 2	3924 Minnesota Ave., NE Chartered Health Parking Lot	Lot 4 RFK Stadium
Friday and Saturday October 3 and 4	2100 Martin Luther King Ave., SE	Alabama Ave and Good Hope Rd, SE Safeway Parking Lot
Monday and Tuesday October 6 and 7	16th St. and Colorado Ave., NW Carter Barron Amphitheater	4th St. and Rhode Island Ave., NE (old Ames)
Wednesday and Thursday October 8 and 9	4450 Wisconsin Ave., NW Tenley-Friendship Library	2200 Champlain St, NW Marie Reed Learning Center
Friday and Saturday October 10 and 11 (Tentative)	To be determined at a later date	To be determined at a later date

Disaster Recovery Centers are designed to provide detailed program information to those who have already applied for assistance under President Bush's September 20 disaster declaration for the District of Columbia. Representatives of the District, federal, and voluntary agencies will be present, including loan officers from the US Small Business Administration.

"The DRC will give residents an opportunity to meet one-on-one with District and federal officials to discuss specific aspects of their damage claims and get answers to any questions they may have," said DCEMA Director Peter G. LaPorte."

Applicants are encouraged to apply by using the FEMA toll-free registration number: 1 (800) 621-FEMA (3362). The TTY number is 1 (800) 462-7585 for those who are speech- or hearing-impaired. Recovery specialists are available to take calls from 7 am to midnight, EDT, seven days a week until further notice. To date, more than 700 District residents have called to apply.

On March 1, 2003, FEMA became part of the US Department of Homeland Security. FEMA's continuing mission within the new department is to lead the effort to prepare the nation for all hazards and effectively manage federal response and recovery efforts following any national incident. FEMA also initiates proactive mitigation activities, trains first responders, and manages Citizen Corps, the National Flood Insurance Program and the US Fire Administration.