AUSTIN, Texas – Texas residents who experienced damage caused by Hurricane Harvey and subsequent flooding can get free advice on rebuilding stronger, more disaster-resistant structures from hazard mitigation specialists at an Ace Hardware store in Houston.
These experts will be in the store for six days starting Monday, Oct. 2, offering home-improvement suggestions and techniques to build disaster-resistant homes. Free reference booklets with information to protect a home from flood damage will be available.
Residents may talk to hazard mitigation specialists at:
Gateway Ace Hardware
Monday, Oct. 2, through Saturday, Oct. 7
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For Texas disaster mitigation information, visit www.fema.gov/texas-disaster-mitigation.
For other information about mitigation, visit www.fema.gov/what-mitigation.
For more information on Hurricane Harvey and Texas recovery, visit the Hurricane Harvey web page at www.fema.gov/disaster/4332, the FEMA Harvey Facebook page, the @FEMARegion6 Twitter account and the Texas Division of Emergency Management website.