December 18, 2025
DR-4893-AK MA-004
FEMA News Desk: (425) 487-4610
Email: fema-r10-newsdesk@fema.dhs.gov
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bethel Assistance Hub, staffed with FEMA representatives to support Alaskans impactedby October’s West Coast Storms, will be temporarily closed tomorrow, Dec. 19, and will reopen at 10 a.m. Jan. 6, 2026.
When the Bethel hub is open, specialists help survivors apply for disaster assistance, answer questions, and upload required documents. The hub is open 10 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.
Location
AVCP Tugkar Building
570 3rd Ave., Bethel, AK 99559
If you’re unable to visit the hub and still need FEMA assistance, there are other ways to apply:
- Call the Alaska Call Center at 1-866-342-1699 from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Yup’ik interpreters are available 1-5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
- Register on DisasterAssistance.gov.
- Download the FEMA App and submit your application directly through it.
Survivors are encouraged to register for both state and FEMA Individual Assistance programs to maximize their recovery benefits. To apply for state Individual Assistance, visit https://ready.alaska.gov/ or call 1-844-445-7131. The deadline for both state and FEMA Individual Assistance programs is Feb. 20, 2026.
Also Read: State, FEMA Extend Application Deadlines to Feb.20
The U.S. Small Business Administration offers low-interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses, and nonprofits. SBA representatives are on hand 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center at Bethel City Hall, 300 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy. Closed Dec. 22 to Jan. 2, 2026, re-opens on January 5, 2026. For more information, apply online at sba.gov/disaster or call 1-800-659-2955. The deadline to apply for physical damage is Feb. 20, 2026.
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