FEMA: How to replace vital documents lost or damaged by floods

Vermont Business Magazine If you lost vital documents during Vermont’s July floods – such as birth and marriage certificates, Social Security cards, driver’s licenses or medical records – you can get replacements from the following contacts:

Federal Documents

Permanent Resident Card (Green Card):

Medicare cards:

  • Phone: 800-633-4227; (TTY) 877-486-2048
  • Website: medicare.gov

Military records:

Passport:

Social Security card:

  • Phone: 800-772-1213; (TTY) 800-325-0778
  • Website: ssa.gov

 U.S. Savings Bonds (Department of the Treasury):

U.S. tax documents (IRS):

COVID-19 Vaccination cards:

State Documents

Birth, death, marriage, divorce records:

Driver’s License, Learner’s Permit, Non-Driver ID, vehicle registration:

3SquaresVT (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):

State tax documents:

Personal Documents

Real estate and property documents:

  • Contact the office of your county clerk

Credit cards:

  • Contact your credit card company

Insurance Documents:

  • Contact your insurance agent

Medical Records:

  • Call your doctor or medical insurance company
    • Your pharmacy can print a list of all your prescriptions (medical and prescription records are tracked electronically)

Credit Reports from Equifax, Experian or TransUnion:

For the latest information about Vermont’s recovery, visit fema.gov/disaster/4720. Follow FEMA’s Region 1 account at Twitter twitter.com/FEMARegion1 or the FEMA Facebook page at facebook.com/FEMA. Follow the Vermont Emergency Management Agency on Twitter at twitter.com/vemvt and on Facebook at facebook.com/VermontEmergencyManagement.

FEMA is committed to ensuring disaster assistance is accomplished equitably, without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, nationality, sex, age, disability, English proficiency or economic status.  Any disaster survivor or member of the public may contact the FEMA Civil Rights Office if they feel that they are the victim of discrimination. FEMA’s Civil Rights Office can be contacted toll-free at 833-285-7448. Multilingual operators are available.

Source: 8.21.2023. FEMA