ATTENTION 6TH DISTRICT RESIDENTS: FILING DEADLING FOR FLOOD ASSISTANCE IS APRIL 19TH AT NOON

The NJ State Office of Emergency Management has re-opened the door for our county to be included in the Presidential Declaration for FEMA aid for flooding resulting from the rains storms of March 12-14th. Sam Spino, Camden County Emergency Management Coordinator, is coordinating the appeal.

Residents, municipalities and non-profits only have a short window to make a claim – deadline is Monday, April 19 at noon -- so residents, municipalities and non-profits need to get back to us as soon as possible.

Types of claims:

Public Assistance (PA) claims, aimed at county and municipal governments and private non-profits, should include dollar damage assessment and location of the claim.

Individual Assistance (IA) is for residents. Homeowners should include, name, address and a contact number. If the county gets enough of these, we can request an assessment team from the state to come down and assist individual home owners with flood damage claims.

IA is based upon population, not dollar amounts.

Residents are urged to call their local municipalities and report damage caused by flooding. They can also call Camden County’s Department of Emergency Management at 856-783-4808 ext 5408. The deadline for filing this appeal is Monday, April 19, at noon.