FEMA Offers Free Rebuilding Tips to Georgians in Coffee and Effingham Counties

ATLANTA — If you are making repairs to your home after Tropical Storm Debby (Aug. 4–20) or Hurricane Helene (Sept. 24—Oct. 20), you can get tips from FEMA to make your home safer and stronger at Lowe’s in Douglas (Coffee County) and Rincon (Effingham County).

FEMA Mitigation Specialists are available to answer questions and offer home-improvement tips along with proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from future disasters. They will also offer tips and techniques on rebuilding hazard-resistant homes. 

Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of a disaster. The FEMA specialists will be available at these locations during the times and dates listed below:

LOCATIONS

Lowe’s Home Improvement

1340 Bowens Mill Road SE

Douglas, GA 31533

 

Lowe’s Home Improvement

5150 Hwy. 21 South

Rincon, GA 31326

TIMES AND DATES

8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, through Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, except Sunday, Jan. 12.

For the latest information about Georgia’s recovery, visit fema.gov/helene/georgia. Follow FEMA Region 4 @FEMARegion4 on X or follow FEMA on social media at: FEMA Blog on fema.gov, @FEMA or @FEMAEspanol on X, FEMA or FEMA Espanol on Facebook, @FEMA on Instagram, and via FEMA YouTube channel. Also, follow Administrator Deanne Criswell on Twitter @FEMA_Deanne.