How to apply for FEMA assistance in South Carolina after Helene [Video]

“I have 19 trees, you know, probably about 30-inch diameter, trees that are down on my property, two of which went into my home,” said Lexington resident Erik Garner. “One destroyed one of our vehicles. So it’s just trying to get help to whatever my insurance may not cover and support for the loss on the property.”

Erik Gardner showed up Saturday looking for help covering damage his insurance wouldn’t pay for. That is the goal of FEMA’s Disaster Survivor Assistance Team in Lexington. They want to help people affected by Helene by at least registering them in the system. FEMA officials say they have noticed that people are missing questions and making application mistakes.

“I tried to do the online before coming here, and that was problematic with the technology,” said Gardner. “The online …