FEMA can help with costs your insurance does not cover. This can include a small amount of money to cover your emergency needs and to clean and sanitize your home. It can also include limited funds to address uninsured property damage. This could be short-term accommodations, home repairs, and personal property loss. In limited circumstances, FEMA can also support child care, medical, lodging, moving, and funeral expenses that are directly related to the disaster.

To complete your application:

• Provide FEMA information about your needs.
• Create a Login.gov account to sign in, if you don't have one yet.
• Return to DisasterAssistance.gov to finish and submit your application to FEMA. It's okay if you don't have all the details for your application now. After you create an account, you can save your progress and come back to finish it later.

As storm cleanup and recovery continues in the Town of Highland, here's what you need to know: 

• DAMAGE REPORTING: We are asking everyone to please contact 211 and report any damage sustained, even if you are already handling cleanup or repairs yourself. Reporting damage is critical to assessing the overall impact of the storm and will help determine whether we meet required thresholds for federal assistance. Residents may call 211 during daytime hours and storm damage can be reported 24/7 by clicking here.
• WEATHERHEAD REPAIRS: Any resident with a damaged weatherhead must have it repaired by a licensed electrician. Once repaired, the Highland Building Department will perform an inspection, which can be scheduled by calling (219) 972-7595. After inspection, the customer is responsible for contacting NIPSCO to restore service.
• DEBRIS: Residents do not need to call Public Works to report branches or request pickup. Our crews are working throughout town and will get to each area as quickly as possible. Highland Public Works is also asking that residents please remove vehicles from the roadways so their crews can safely and efficiently clean debris from the streets.

• PERMIT FEES: If you have storm related repairs, please note Highland is waiving permitting fees for storm-related repairs. If you already paid a fee for storm related repairs, please contact Town Hall to begin the refund process. Fees will be waived through December 1.