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The Legal Help in Disasters Committee (LEHDCOM) of the Governor’s Faith-Based and Community Service Partnership for Disaster Recovery developed the "Disaster Manual for Lawyers and the Public." The manual was prepared for both lawyers and the public for times of natural disasters in Missouri. The manual provides information from obtaining state and federal aid to legal information concerning landlord/tenant and consumer laws. Click on the document below to view this valuable information.
Make a plan today. Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find.
Ready.gov has valuable information concerning disasters or emergencies. To view this insightful information, click on the following link: Make a Plan.
Make a plan today. Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find.
Go to Ready.gov for more information.
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Information concerning FEMA and assistance available to victims of natural disasters.
https://www.fema.gov/
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This site provide notices and alerts of different type of scams. Click the link below to view.
Disaster Recovery - Scams
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The Mid-Missouri Legal Services (MMLS) developed a Disaster Documents Checklist that lists important documents that you should safe guard during times of natural disasters.
Do not risk your life collecting items from your home during a natural disaster at the last minute! Gather them in advance and keep them safe and with you in a waterproof container just in case you must leave your home due to a flood, tornado or other disasters.
This pamphlet has been prepared by The Missouri Bar to provide information to individual's that are victims of mass disasters in Missouri.
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Missouri is frequently visited by natural disasters, such as ice storms, tornadoes, severe storms, and flooding. Since 1990, Missouri has received more than 35 federal major disaster declarations. It is the responsibility of the State Emergency Management Agency to work with local governments to ensure that all appropriate information is collected about the impact of disasters on local communities and then compile the information for the Governor. Depending on the event, the Governor may request that the President issue an emergency or major disaster declaration.
What is Missouri Disaster Legal Assistance (MLDA)?
When a major disaster has been declared in Missouri, MDLA delivers free civil legal assistance on legal matters that result from the natural disaster. The MDLA is a service administered by the four legal aid programs in Missouri.
Government and Nonprofit Organizations Roles in Major Natural Disaster Assistance in Missouri
When a natural disaster, such as flooding or tornados occur in Missouri and the President of the United States makes a major disaster declaration, the following governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations are available to assist the survivors of the disaster.
Roles of the Federal Government
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