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re: FEMA Chainsaw and Generator Reimbursements

Posted on 10/15/21 at 9:34 am to
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
144605 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 9:34 am to
quote:

FEMA Chainsaw and Generator Reimbursements
trashy



quote:

My sister’s
Posted by lsugrad35
Jambalaya capital of the world
Member since Feb 2007
3289 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 9:45 am to
Submitted my goodwood hardware receipt and got rejected saying I didn't provide sufficient documentation. It's got my name, the date, the name of the store, the price I paid, and even my credit card number. Unbelievable.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22387 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:15 am to
I think you had to have disaster num and fema account num

Still pending for me
This post was edited on 10/15/21 at 10:16 am
Posted by bayouvette
Raceland
Member since Oct 2005
5286 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:48 am to
You are immediately denied if you have insurance.

Claim as loss of use through insurance. If that gets denied then attempt a reimbursement through fema.
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
55659 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:58 am to
quote:

You are immediately denied if you have insurance.
Incorrect
Posted by vodkacop
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2008
8001 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 6:54 pm to
I never found any link to where i can actually claim the generator online. I just uploaded my receipt to their webpage so hopefully thats all i need to do
Posted by Miketheseventh
Member since Dec 2017
6509 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 7:54 pm to
I received my generator one. I faxed in my receipt with all my info. It took about two weeks before anything showed up on their website. And then when it did show up on their website it showed pending for about a week and a half and then all of a sudden it said eligible. I received the 800 about three days after that in my account
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
39190 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 8:01 pm to
quote:

Incorrect


We were told my multiple fema reps that because we said we had insurance, everything except the $500 will be denied until webs end them our insurance claim report.

Adjuster fir insurance came 3 and a half weeks ago. Still no report. So we are just waiting.
Posted by Scoob
Near Exxon
Member since Jun 2009
21834 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 8:23 pm to
I was denied, and I:

Live in BR
Lost power
bought generator
filed and submitted my receipt

I've had a FEMA account since Gustav.

I mentioned it to the FEMA folks at the entrance of Home Depot in Zachary the other day, they told me I needed to have filed an insurance claim and been denied.
Posted by stniaSxuaeG
Member since Apr 2014
1600 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 10:13 pm to
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This post was edited on 11/22/21 at 7:04 am
Posted by El Segundo Guy
SE OK
Member since Aug 2014
10874 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 11:10 pm to
Federal taxpayer funds going to generators and chainsaws which are normal homeowner items.
Posted by JS87
Member since Aug 2010
17367 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 11:11 pm to
All,

I was reimbursed the full $800 a couple of days ago.

To get a faster response from FEMA, Fax them your receipt and a letter stating what medical necessity it was for. I stated my mother needed her CPAP machine powered on(I provided her sleep apnea diagnosis as well). Be sure to include your FEMA registration ID and name on the letter and receipt.

I originally uploaded all on the site, but it was slow as shite getting any type of response.

Supposedly, it HAS to be a medical necessity.
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 10/15/21 at 11:38 pm to
$800 doesn't seem worth filing an insurance claim, and then having these dicey FEMA inspectors at your house + dealing with all that bullshite.

Let me guess, they're all from out of state, work for companies nobody has ever heard of, and smell like cigarettes?
This post was edited on 10/15/21 at 11:40 pm
Posted by Simon Gruber
Member since Mar 2017
906 posts
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:07 am to
quote:

Supposedly, it HAS to be a medical necessity

This was the case on past storms, but not Ida. Only requirement was you lost power, be in an affected parish and purchase it between certain dates.
Posted by Methuselah
On da Riva
Member since Jan 2005
23350 posts
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:14 am to
quote:


This was the case on past storms, but not Ida. Only requirement was you lost power, be in an affected parish and purchase it between certain dates.



Interesting. I had read somewhere early on that for the generator it had to be a medical necessity (I already had one anyway so it didn't matter). I also read that for the chain saw it had to be that you needed it to clear trees to get into your house.
Posted by dat yat
Chef Pass
Member since Jun 2011
4656 posts
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:43 am to
I got paid for the generator, chainsaw and an extra $300 for mucking out the flooded garage. Wasn't expecting that.
Posted by olgoi khorkhoi
priapism survivor
Member since May 2011
15822 posts
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:49 am to
Who needs big brother to buy a generator for them? People love some handouts.
Posted by El Segundo Guy
SE OK
Member since Aug 2014
10874 posts
Posted on 10/16/21 at 8:53 am to
Right? I have 2 generators and 2 chainsaws because I am prepared. Every adult should have had a generator and saw because you live in hurricane areas.

The hypocrisy knows no bounds. Imagine the uproar if Californians got federal handouts after an earthquake. "Let it fall into the ocean!!!"

Suckling on that gubment teat.
Posted by Hu_Flung_Pu
Central, LA
Member since Jan 2013
22387 posts
Posted on 10/16/21 at 3:45 pm to
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Suckling on that gubment teat.


So you don't want your tax money back? Interesting.
Posted by Miketheseventh
Member since Dec 2017
6509 posts
Posted on 10/16/21 at 5:16 pm to
1 (800) 827-8112
This is the number I faxed my stuff to. Make sure you have your registration ID and disaster number on the fax. That info is on your login on the fema disaster site
Disaster Relief
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