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What to Expect When You Apply for FEMA Assistance

Published: 30 May 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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OKLAHOMA CITY – If you live in Cleveland, Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pawnee, and Payne counties and were affected by the wildfires and straight-line winds that occurred March 14-21, 2025, you may be eligible for FEMA assistance.

How To Apply for FEMA AssistanceApply online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov.Download the FEMA App for mobile devices.Visit one of the state-led, FEMA supported, community sites.Call the FEMA helpline at 800-621-3362 between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. CT. Help is available in most languages. If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.To view an accessible video about how to apply visit: Three Ways to Register for FEMA Disaster Assistance – YouTube.

When you apply for assistance, have this information readily available:

If insured, the policy number or the agent and/or the company name.A current phone number where you can be contacted.Your address at the time of the disaster and the address where you are now staying.Your Social Security number, if available.A general list of damage and losses.Banking information for direct deposit if available.

Remember to keep receipts from all purchases related to cleanup and repair. 

Within 10 days after registering, a FEMA Inspector will contact you to schedule an appointment. To be prepared for the visit, please have the following documents available to support the inspection:

Driver’s License (State

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Help Where It’s Needed Most: FEMA, SBA, and the State of Oklahoma Team Up in Wildfire-Damaged Counties

Published: 30 May 2025
Categories: FEMA News

RSS feed source: Federal Emergency Management Agency

OKLAHOMA CITY –In coordination with the State of Oklahoma, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will be offering face-to-face help at community sites for residents in Oklahoma counties affected by the March 14-21 wildfires and straight-line winds. 

Homeowners and renters in Cleveland, Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pawnee, and Payne counties may be eligible for FEMA assistance for losses not covered by insurance.

Staff will be available at the following locations:

CREEK COUNTY
First Baptist Church of Mannford
105 Greenwood Avenue
Mannford, OK  74044

Hours: Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On Saturday June 7, the facility will be open from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

LINCOLN COUNTY
Carney High School
203 Carney Street
Carney, OK  74832

Hours: Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On Saturday May 31 and June 7, the facility will be open from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

LOGAN COUNTY
Logan County Courthouse Annex 
Across the street north of the courthouse in the old Girl Scout Room
312 E Harrison Avenue
Guthrie, OK  73044 

Hours: Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. On Saturday May 31 and June 7, the facility will be open from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

PAWNEE COUNTY
First Baptist Church Cleveland
201 W Crestview Dr
Cleveland, OK 74020

Hours: Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday May 31 and June 7, the facility will be open from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

PAYNE COUNTY
City

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Learning occurs quicker than thought, according to brain imaging

Published: 29 May 2025
Categories: National Science Foundation

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Researchers supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have provided a new understanding of how and where learning occurs in the brain. The two-part finding has implications for understanding and treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and other dementias, which impact more than 7 million people in the United States and account for $384 billion in health and long-term care costs, as well as for enhancing neural networks.

“Identifying how the brain actually forms new connections and learns is a question at the frontier of neuroscience,” said Paul Forlano, program officer in the NSF Directorate for Biological Sciences. “Knowing that influences our understanding of how we interact with our environment and pick up on and respond to cues, which opens the door to a range of new fundamental and applied research.”

The researchers, led by Kishore Kuchibhotla, assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, used brain imaging to determine when mice learned a new skill. The imaging reinforced previous work, showing that mice learned quickly and that those that continued to make errors weren’t still learning; they were experimenting. The difference between mistakes and testing the rules was evident in changes in the neural activity that the researchers saw in the mice.

Kuchibhotla said the distinction between the brain dynamics in learning and the dynamics involved in using that skill could be mimicked in having a memory

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