The Community Workshop at the Emergency Operations Center in Lumberton has been rescheduled from Jan. 15 to Feb. 7.
Area residents can get tips and advice on how to make their homes more resistant to flood damage at community mitigation resiliency workshops.
FEMA flood mitigation specialists will be available to answer questions about home repair and resiliency, making disaster plans, the importance of flood insurance and the opportunity for attendees to locate their properties on the flood plain map.
Mitigation is an effort to reduce the loss of life and property damage by lessening the impact of disaster. The workshops will be held at the following locations and dates:
Emergency Operations Center
38 Legend Dr.
Lumberton, NC 28358
Thursday, Feb. 7 - from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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