Disaster Resources

County Resources

• Currituck County Citizen Alert

• Currituck County Government Website - Disaster-related messages will be posted on the county’s main page during an event.

• Currituck County Emergency Management - (252) 232-2115

• Keep up with updates on Twitter - @CurrituckGov

• Currituck Government Facebook Page 

• For post storm repair permit information use our online permit system, Citizens Self Service or call 252-232-3378

• If you would like to volunteer to help others in post-storm recovery, register with Emergency Management at 252-232-2115.

• Do not attempt to remove or handle any downed power lines. Report downed lines to 911 and report power outages to Dominion Energy at 866-366-4357.

State Resources

• NC Office of Emergency Management – (800) 858-0368

• NC Dept. Of Public Safety

• Ready NC: NC Emergency Management 

• National Weather Service: Wakefield

• NCDOT: Traffic & Travel

• NC Department of Insurance 

National Resources

• National Hurricane Center
• FEMA Disaster Declaration

• Federal preparedness and recovery website

• Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety 

Business Assistance

• SBA Disaster Preparedness 

•  Red Cross Business Readiness Evaluation Tool 

   

From North Carolina’s Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) Disaster Preparation and Recovery page: 

Four Things to Do After a Disaster

• Contact your insurance carrier to file your claim.
  If you are leasing business space, ensure that your lease owner has contacted their insurance carrier. Take pictures of damage.

• Contact the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) once a federal disaster declaration has been made for your area (this can take several days post-disaster). You can contact FEMA by phone or online to report any loss. FEMA will take your information, provide you a registration number and mail applicable loan applications to you. For business loss, FEMA will refer you to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

  • Website: www.DisasterAssistance.gov
    Mobile device: m.fema.gov
    Phone for Helpline: 800-621-3362
    *If use 711-Relay or Video Relay Services - call 800-621-3362 (800-462-7585 TTY).

  • You can also visit a FEMA/SBA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in your area. DRC’s are temporary mobile assistance centers and are established after a federal disaster declaration has been made. Check your local news source for information about times and locations.

• Contact the U.S. Small Business Administration to pursue low interest disaster loans for homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private, non-profit organizations to repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery & equipment, inventory and business assets that have been damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster.

  The SBA provides applications for the agency’s disaster loan program online, which offers:

  • Business physical disaster loans of up to $2 million to cover uninsured or underinsured losses.

  • Economic injury disaster loans of up to $2 million to help meet financial obligations.

  • To obtain Disaster Loan Program information

    Online application via SBA’s secure website at https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela
    Download Application - www.sba.gov/disaster
    For information or to request application forms, call the SBA’s Customer Service Center
    Phone: 800-659-2955 · 800-877-8339 for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
    Email: disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

  • You can also visit a FEMA/SBA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in your area.

• Contact the North Carolina SBTDC for assistance with:

  • Assessing the financial impact on your business

  • Reconstructing financial statements

  • Preparing your SBA disaster loan application

  • Exploring options with creditors