Emergency and Disaster Repairs

Last updated: October 23, 2026 Is your home unsafe? Leave if you smell gas, see sparks, face a collapse risk, or find floodwater near live power. Call 911 or the utility emergency line. Do not wait for a DR24 decision. Need shelter or urgent help? Call 2-1-1 and name the danger. Bottom line: Houston has … Read more

Last updated: October 11, 2026 Is your home unsafe? Leave if you smell gas, see live wires, or have floodwater near power. Call 911 for a life threat and follow local orders. Read the guide to returning home safely. If you need shelter, use the Red Cross shelter finder. Bottom line: FEMA may give a … Read more

Last updated: July 27, 2026 If someone is in danger, act before applying Leave the area and call 911 if there is fire, smoke, a gas smell, exposed live wiring, floodwater near electricity, a carbon monoxide alarm, a collapsing ceiling or floor, or someone who cannot safely get out. Call the gas or electric utility … Read more

Last updated: July 27, 2026 If the home is dangerous now: Leave the unsafe area and call 911, the fire department, or the utility emergency line for a gas odor, fire, carbon monoxide alarm, sparking or exposed live wires, active sewage, fast flooding, collapse risk, or another immediate threat. A grant office is not an … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 If the home is unsafe: Leave if you smell gas, see fire or live wires, hear shifting walls, find sewage indoors, or receive an evacuation or unsafe-building order. Call 911 or the utility emergency line. FEMA registration is not emergency rescue, shelter placement, or permission to reenter a damaged home. … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Immediate danger: Leave the home and call 911 if there is fire, a gas smell, rising water, exposed wiring, sewage, major structural movement, or an evacuation order. Do not enter a damaged building until local officials say it is safe. Bottom Line: FEMA assistance is usually a grant or direct … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Bottom Line Increased Cost of Compliance, usually called ICC, is an insurance benefit included with eligible National Flood Insurance Program building coverage. It is not a grant, loan, or income-based repair program. ICC may pay up to $30,000 to elevate, relocate, demolish, or in limited cases floodproof a building after … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Leave first when there may be immediate danger. If you smell gas, hear a carbon monoxide or smoke alarm, see fire or sparking, find floodwater touching electrical equipment, see a ceiling or wall starting to fall, or someone is trapped or seriously ill, move everyone to a safe place and … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Leave first if the home is unsafe Do not enter a damaged home until fire, utility, building, or emergency officials say it is safe. Leave immediately if you smell gas, see sparks or downed wires, hear shifting sounds, find deep or moving water, or suspect a chemical spill, sewage backup, … Read more

Last updated: July 27, 2026 In immediate danger? Leave an unsafe home and call 911. For shelter, food, medicine, or urgent disaster help, contact your local emergency management office or call 211. Do not enter a damaged building until local officials say it is safe. Bottom line: Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery, usually called … Read more