Register with FEMA Form

Instructions and help about Register With FEMA

Hi, I’m Bill McDonnell. I work for FEMA in External Affairs. I’m here today to explain to you the process to register for disaster assistance. The process takes approximately 20 minutes. You can do it three different ways. You can call 1-800-621-FEMA. If you have a Smart Phone, it’s the same number at 1-800-621-3362. Or you can register on line at .fema.gov. If you do not have access to a computer, you can always register at our Disaster Recovery Centers and they will walk you through the process. Let’s go to the computer. Using your browser, go to .fema.gov When you get to the first page on the FEMA web site, look in the center column and click on .disasterassistance.gov. When you get to .disasterassistance.gov, look on the right side and click on START REGISTRATION. You will be taken to a page that contains what is known as CAPTCHA, which Is nothing more than a series of randomly generated cryptic security characters. Enter what you see on the screen in the box below the stri