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Milwaukee County flood disaster recovery centers to open
Two disaster recovery centers will open in Milwaukee County on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, among other officials, provided information about the opening of two disaster recovery centers available to residents impacted by August's historic floods.
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Milwaukee County disaster recovery centers
Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley and others provided information about flood disaster recovery centers that will be available for residents.
What are disaster recovery centers?
What we know:
According to the city, disaster recovery centers provide a space for people impacted to apply for FEMA assistance and ask questions about their cases.
FEMA financial assistance may include money for basic home repairs, personal property losses or other uninsured disaster-related needs – such as child care, transportation, medical needs, funeral or dental expenses.
Residents are not required to go to a disaster recovery center to receive assistance. Apply online or over the phone at 1-800-621-3362. The deadline to apply for FEMA Individual Assistance is Nov. 12, 2025.
What they're saying:
"They don’t have to navigate this process alone," Crowley said. "For anyone who still has questions, need a little bit of extra help uploading documents and navigating the online application."
"FEMA staff will be available to give them one on one help. They can help them answer questions, help them upload documents," said Nicole Wilson, FEMA spokesperson.
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Even those from the Small Business Administration (SBA) are offering help to apply for no-interest loans.
"The programs for the SBA are filling gaps anything that the insurance doesn't cover, anything that FEMA doesn't cover," said Rick Corrales, Public Affairs Specialist with the SBA.
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FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers are now open in Washington County, with Waukesha and Milwaukee counties opening later this week, following August's historic flooding.
Where are the disaster recovery centers?
What you can do:
There will be two Milwaukee County disaster recovery centers, and residents can visit either location starting on Wednesday, Sept. 24. No appointment is required:
- McNair Elementary School: 4950 N. 24th Street, Milwaukee
- Wauwatosa City Hall: 7725 W. North Avenue, Wauwatosa, WI 53213
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When are disaster recovery centers open?
What you can do:
The disaster recovery centers will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. They will be closed on Sundays.
Of note, the county said the Wauwatosa disaster recovery center will be closed on Friday, Oct. 10. Services will move to a new, to-be-announced location at a later date.
Flooding in Wauwatosa
What about business recovery?
The backstory:
Milwaukee County said the U.S. Small Business Administration already opened a business recovery center on Sept. 17. It is staffed with customer support representatives who can answer questions about the disaster loan program and application process.
- Summit Place: 6737 W. Washington Street, West Allis
The business recovery center is open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.
Walk-ins are accepted, but in-person appointments can be scheduled in advance. Businesses can apply for a disaster loan online; the deadline to apply is Nov. 10, 2025.
The Source: Milwaukee County released information about disaster recovery centers.