You may be eligible for free legal help with your FEMA appeal. Legal Aid Services of Oregon’s Wildfire Disaster Relief Program helps low-income Oregonians who were impacted by Oregon’s 2020 wildfires. Legal issues they can assist with include, but are not limited to, denials of FEMA assistance, housing issues (owners and renters of manufactured homes; landlord/tenant),…
NOTE – Beneath this article from OPB is the latest public advise from Lane County’s McKenzie Rebuilds service on what to do if FEMA declines your request for help, this is their dedicated FEMA advice page here. Source: OPB.org By April Ehrlich (Jefferson Public Radio) More than 24,000 Oregonians applied for federal disaster assistance after…
Source: McKenzieRebuilds.org We are hearing reports from Holiday Farm Fire survivors that their applications to FEMA for individual assistance were denied. It is important that you know you have the right to appeal if you are denied. Often denials are because FEMA is missing a piece of information or document. Some common reasons for denial…
UPDATE: For more info and resources for those denied by FEMA please read our most recent post from McKenzieRebuilds.org on this here! If you received a letter from FEMA that says you’re ineligible for help, that’s not the last word. A quick fix like providing more information may change FEMA’s decision. If you have…