MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — New hours for the Louisa County Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) and the Spotsylvania County Disaster Recovery Center will go into effect Sunday, January 15, officials of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today.

The new hours for the DRC located at Triangle Plaza, 502 East Main Street in Louisa and for the DRC located at 8960 Courthouse Road in Spotsylvania are:

* Monday through Saturday – 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
* Sunday – Closed

Disaster officials recommend you register with FEMA before visiting the DRC. Then, if you have any questions about the application process, they can be answered face to face. You can visit any DRC regardless of where you live or work.

To register for assistance, call 1-800-621-FEMA (3362). Disaster assistance applicants who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY should call 1-800-462-7585.

You also can register:

* Online at DisasterAssistance.gov. The screens will prompt you through the registration process.
* With a web-enabled mobile device at m.fema.gov.
* Via 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) by calling 1-800 621-3362.

Helpline operators are available to assist callers seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.