Community meeting held to update Barnsdall community on tornado recovery | News [Video]

BARNSDALL, Okla. — A community meeting was held Monday evening in Barnsdall to update the community following a deadly EF4 tornado that hit the city.

Barnsdall Mayor Johnny Kelley provided several updates Monday evening at the football field.

Kelley said when it comes to FEMA disaster assistance, people can call 1-800-621-3362 or go to www.disasterassistance.gov.

The SBA is also offering disaster assistance to help businesses and homeowners recover from declared disasters.

If you are denied disaster assistance, you should keep trying and talk to someone so they can help you go through the process and point out any errors.

“FEMA will be around for a while in town, they are located at the County Barn. If you are denied benefits come and visit with them. There may be a minor error that can be corrected such as a spelling error. FEMA and SBA will be going out into the community to help with the application process. …