FRANKFORT, Ky. - As residents repair and rebuild after the December tornadoes, FEMA has teamed with Lowe’s, Menards and The Home Depot stores to provide free information and tips on how to make homes damaged by natural disasters stronger and safer.
FEMA specialists will be available in Bowling Green, Elizabethtown and Paducah from Jan. 31 to Feb. 18 to answer questions and offer home-improvement tips and proven methods to help prevent or reduce damage from future disasters. They will also share techniques for rebuilding hazard-resistant homes. Most information is aimed at do-it-yourselfers and general contractor work.
The specialists will be available from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except Wednesdays.
The Home Depot #2314 2801 James Sanders Boulevard Paducah, KY 42001
Menards 100 Menards Way Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Lowe's 150 American Lane Bowling Green, KY 42104
For more information on Kentucky’s recovery from the tornadoes, visit fema.gov/disaster/4630. Follow FEMA on Twitter at FEMA Region 4 (@femaregion4) / Twitter and at facebook.com/fema.
Source: Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency
