Get Home Repair Advice on August 13-24 in Arecibo, Juana Díaz, San Juan and Yauco
Release Date: August 8, 2019
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – Ferretería La Central, Home Depot, Kmart and National Lumber have teamed with FEMA to provide residents of Puerto Rico with free information and tips on how to make homes safer and stronger from earthquakes and tsunamis.
FEMA specialists will offer home improvement tips and share proven methods to prevent or reduce damage from a disaster. Specialists will also suggest techniques to build hazard-resistant homes and answer questions. Most of the information and free publications provided are aimed at do-it-yourself work and general contractors.
Free disaster preparedness information on earthquakes and tsunamis will also be available. All assistance and information are available in English and Spanish. People who are deaf of hard of hearing may ask FEMA specialist for an interpreter and the agency will arrange to provide one.
Residents can learn ways to protect themselves and their family and neighbors by visiting with FEMA advisors from August 13-24 at the following locations:
Arecibo
Kmart
Plaza del Atlántico
Road 2
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
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Juana Díaz
National Lumber
8 Carr. 149
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico Aug. 13-24
Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
San JuanFerretería La Central1151 Ave. PiñeroSan Juan, Puerto RicoAug 13-17 Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
San Juan
Home Depot
Montehiedra Town Center
State Hwy 52 and Sr 842
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Aug 13-24
Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Trujillo Alto
Kmart
200 Carr. 181
Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico
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Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Yauco
Kmart
601 Yauco Plaza II
Yauco, Puerto Rico
Aug 13-17
Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Yauco
National Lumber
PR 121
Yauco, Puerto Rico
Aug 21-24
Tuesday-Saturday: 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information on Puerto Rico’s recovery from Hurricane María, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4339.
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Disaster recovery assistance is available without regard to race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status. If you or someone you know has been discriminated against, call FEMA toll-free at 800-621- FEMA (3362) 711/VRS - Video Relay Service). Multilingual operators are available. (Press 2 for Spanish). TTY call 800-462-7585.
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