Flooded? Here's where to find some help

Last updated: August 16, 2018 - 2:59pm


BENTON — Columbia County Emergency Management Agency will open a Multi-Agency Resource Center for any individual or family that suffered flood damages in the recent high water, it announced in a press release.

The center will be open at Benton High School on Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone in the county affected by the flood can come to the center, where the following agencies will have representatives to answer questions and provide information:

• American Red Cross
• CMSU
• Columbia County Agriculture Department
• Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)
• Columbia County Emergency Management Agency
• Tri County COG Inspection Services
and other state agencies.

Residents are encouraged to attend and bring a completed damage assessment form with them. If you need blank damage assessment forms, the please contact your local municipality.

For questions, contact the Columbia County Emergency Management Agency at 570-389-5720.

 

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