The following guidelines are recommended for the maintenance of pools impacted by smoke and ash contamination or fire damage. Do not allow use of the pool until the following steps have been completed: Clean skimmer baskets of debris and skim water surface of pool with pool net to remove floating debris. Brush … Continued
WASHINGTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that additional disaster assistance is available to the state of California. The additional assistance authorizes an increase in federal funding for emergency protective measures undertaken in the state of California as a result of wildfires from October 8 through October 31, 2017. Under the President’s major … Continued
SANTA ROSA, CA — For low-income Sonoma County residents and families living paycheck to paycheck, the fires left several financial worries in their wake. For more than 2,100 households, immediate help was needed to buy enough food to feed their families. To keep already distressed residents from going hungry, the Sonoma County Human Services Department … Continued
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District (USACE) has established a Debris Removal Information Line for property owners affected by last month’s devastating wildfires in Northern California. The number for the USACE Debris Removal Information Line is 877-875-7681, and is intended for residential property owners who have signed up for the government-sponsored debris removal … Continued
SACRAMENTO – The Employment Development Department (EDD) today announced that individuals whose jobs were affected by the October wildfires now have until December 18, 2017, to file for federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). The previous deadline was November 16. “We encourage anyone whose employment was affected by the devastating wildfires to apply for unemployment assistance as … Continued
SANTA ROSA, CA – Private Clean-up Application forms for County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa residents, whose properties were destroyed by the wildfires, are due by close of business day on Wednesday, November 22. Residents who are ineligible for, or chose not to participate in, the Sonoma County Consolidated Debris Removal Program are … Continued
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The five Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma and Yuba counties, and the Local Assistance Center (LAC) in Napa County will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. Hours of operation will change beginning Monday, Nov. 20. Napa County LAC, HHSA Admin. Bldg. A, 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Drive, Napa 94558 … Continued
After heavy rains last night, a small sinkhole was discovered this morning at Dafford Place in Fountaingrove by crews who have been monitoring and assessing the area. Dafford Place is one of 31 areas identified in Fountaingrove to have sections of burned underground storm drain pipe as a result of the wildfires. Because the compromised … Continued
SACRAMENTO, California. – After some of the costliest fires in California’s history, you might not be thinking about buying flood insurance. But, the time to buy flood insurance is now Areas that traditionally are not flood prone are at risk due to changes to the landscape caused by fire. Large scale fires like the ones … Continued
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), jointly operated by the State of California’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has opened in Santa Rosa to offer residents affected by the devastating October 2017 wildfires a one-stop-shop for disaster assistance. The DRC is a continuation of the … Continued
