FEMA is here to help and may save your day in the early days but be careful for your long term recovery.

Missing your FEMA Home Inspection after a declared disaster that damaged your home?

Disaster survivors from 2020 an beyond may not have had a complete FEMA damage inspection due to FEMA COVID-19 policy. FEMA may have called you for your telephone damage assessment and if you didnt answer your phone you could have documented the damage

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-14-2022 updated 11-15-2022
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FEMA remote home damage inspection interim policy impacted thousands of Louisiana homeowners negatively.

The true impact of the FEMA Remote Inspection Interim Policy is just coming to light. Emergency managers and state disaster response agencies are still unaware of the total failure with remote inspections that Louisianans were forced into since 2020.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-19-2022 updated 12-19-2022
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What to expect when you register with FEMA after your disaster from a homeowners point of view.

FEMA has some great media information, but like all glossy handouts, its missing the actual end user experiences and feedback. We never find customer complaints and it's always missing information they just seem to not share with disaster victims.

By Murray Wennerlund published 9-20-2018 updated 9-7-2020
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What is FEMA Public Assistance (PA) and what is a PA Category?

What do you need to follow when your disaster area is setup with federal taxpayer dollars for Public Assistance? You need to watch what is on your governments agenda for spending to make sure the PA funds go to more services for the citizens.

By Contributor published 9-7-2020 updated 9-7-2020
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Road Traveled How to work the National Flood Insurance Program to REDUCE Homeowner Recovery DEBT.

This is a series of posts that Ill be sharing designed to maximize your recovery by careful planning and knowing what to do and when to do it.

By Murray Wennerlund published 5-9-2019 updated 1-15-2022
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FEMA returns to In-Home Housing Inspections to determine disaster damage for financial assistance June 2022.

Was your 2020 and 2021 FEMA disaster inspection limited to exterior damage only? Did your state tell you that you do not qualify for other assistance because your FEMA inspection wasnt completed or didnt show 8,000 or more in damages to be classified?

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-28-2022 updated 12-5-2022
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FEMA will reinspect your home if your inspections was conducted by phone or exterior only.

Because of COVID-19 most all FEMA damage assessments completed for storm years 2020, 2021 and 2022 were conducted by phone with the homeowner uploading pictures and describing damage and possibly a FEMA inspection inspecting from the exterior of the home

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-1-2022 updated 12-4-2022
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Homeowners should file an appeal with FEMA if no in-home damage inspection was completed by FEMA inspectors.

FEMA is not back to performing in-home inspections of disaster homes. If your FEMA damage determination did not include an inside your home inspection you should schedule a new inspection now in 2022.

By Murray Wennerlund published 11-15-2022 updated 11-15-2022
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How to complete your Manufactured Home Substantial Damage Estimate.

Step 2 is to enter the correct data the first time and with your FEMA NFIP Community Rating System Floodplain Managers in mind. You dont want them to reject your file for missing data. The data is collected and reviewed by the person creating the report.

By Murray Wennerlund published 1-10-2023 updated 1-10-2023
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FEMA Homeowner and Renter Remote Inspection Interview Questions after a Federal Declared Disaster

When you are questioned by FEMA after a disaster it might be wise to hand the phone to someone that is calm, relaxed, has fresh clothes, has had a warm meal, slept in a good bed and is not suffering traumatic shock from the disaster.

By Murray Wennerlund published 12-20-2022 updated 12-28-2022
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