FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Contact: Betsy Clayton, APR/CPRC

Communications Director

Lee County Government

239-533-0793

LeeCountyPIO@leegov.com

Hurricane Ian update from Lee County and FEMA

Fort Myers, FL, Oct. 20, 2022 – Lee County Emergency Management partners were briefed today on Federal Emergency Management Agency statistics that illustrate the recovery effort here.

Residents impacted by Hurricane Ian who have not yet registered with FEMA are asked to go to www.DisasterAssistance.gov. That is the first step in the process for receiving assistance with individual recovery.

The following information is from FEMA here in Lee County:

Individual Assistance

Registrations at www.DisasterAssistance.gov:

• Total: 163,141

Individual Household Program Assistance:

• Already paid: $60.69 million
• Approved: $165.26 million

Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA):

• Eligible: 12,679
• Currently Checked in: 282
• Hotels utilized: 137

Inspections: 

• Required: 74,461. This reflects applicants identified as being eligible for inspection at registration:
• Assigned: 41,138. This is the total number of inspections issued to an inspector. It includes initial inspections as well as re-inspections.
• Completed: 31,528. This is the total number of inspections returned by the inspector to FEMA.  
• Pending: 9,610. These are inspections that have not been returned. Note: Only 12% of the inspections are pending at this time.

Disaster Survivor Assistance:

• Survivors Registered: 3,620
• Homes Visited 6,660
• Survivor Interactions 11,232

Find more information at www.fema.gov or the site dedicated to Hurricane Ian in Florida at www.fema.gov/disaster/4673.

Check www.leegov.com or follow @Lee County Government on Facebook, 

www.facebook.com/leecountyflbocc.

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Note to media: To request interviews with FEMA:

News Desk Phone at 770-220-5292

Email FEMA-DR-4673-FL-NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov