Local agencies and property owners must prepare for the rainy season The City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma continue to encourage residents living in and around the areas burned by the Sonoma Complex Fires to prepare their property for the rainy season and remain alert for possible threats from intense winter storms....
United Policyholders has recently released new and important insurance information that includes things such as "To Dos" before the two year anniversary of the 2017 Northbay Wildfires and a sample letter on extending ALE benefits. Click on the links below to view their helpful information: Please click here to read their 2nd Anniversary Bulletin for 2017...
The City of Santa Rosa, CA Public Art Program is seeking Sonoma County artists to exhibit one work of art in response to the 2017 Northern California Wildfires. Deadline to Register is 5:00 p.m. on August 15, 2019. The exhibit will take place at the Person Senior Wing, in the Finley Community Center Complex from...
Today, the City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma, together with seven other counties and cities, announced that they and PG&E have accepted a mediator’s proposal of $415 million to resolve the collective cities’ and counties’ North Bay Fires claims. The mediator’s proposal is exclusive of and does not affect the claims of...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to further assist communities across the state recovering from devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018. The order extends the state’s prohibition on price gouging for counties recovering from numerous fires, including the Mendocino Complex, Carr, Tubbs, Nuns, Atlas and Thomas fires. The full text of...
Daily Acts, a local environmental education nonprofit is finding more ways to support those who were affected by the 2017 North Bay wildfires. With a pilot program focused on the installation of front-yard landscapes, Daily Acts goal is to build community and resilience by mobilizing volunteers to help with the installation of new model sites....
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Direct Housing program currently supports more than 100 households within Sonoma County who are displaced as a result of the October 2017 wildfires. The federally implemented program was intended to run for 18 months – concluding on April 10, 2019 – for qualified fire survivors in need of mid-term...
A Message from Anne Reynolds, Executive Director California Wildfire and Debris Flow Recovery Program (summary version): The 2017 California wildfire season was exhausting and heartbreaking for affected residents. For months on end, relentless, unprecedented blazes impacted communities across the state, causing tragic losses and forever changing lives. The American Red Cross...
The City of Santa Rosa and the County of Sonoma encourage residents living in and around the areas burned by the October 2017 wildfires to prepare their property for the rainy season and remain alert for possible threats from intense winter storms. Many properties in the areas burned, and downstream of those areas, now have...
SANTA ROSA – On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved the Recovery and Resiliency Framework which serves as a vision and approach for how Sonoma County will recover and emerge more resilient from the October 2017 wildfires. The Framework was prepared by the County’s Office of Recovery and Resiliency in collaboration with other County departments...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on Wednesday issued two executive orders to further assist communities recovering from devastating fires – one to help ensure students displaced by this month’s Camp, Woolsey and Hill fires are able to return to school as soon as possible and another to extend the state’s prohibition on price gouging...
SACRAMENTO -- As survivors of the Camp and Woolsey wildfires begin the long road to recovery from the recent devastating wildfires that have so far tragically killed 91 people and destroyed more than 14,000 homes, other homeowners in wildfire areas may find themselves shopping for coverage when rates increase or they receive non-renewal notices, as some...
SAN FRANCISCO, October 25, 2018 - The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today acted to further protect the state from wildfires related to electric facilities by setting the framework to provide guidance on initial utility wildfire mitigation plans, and inviting the input of all stakeholders in guiding its approach. Senate Bill 901 requires electric utilities...
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is the grantee of Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as a result of the 2017 wildfires in California. On November 12, HCD released a draft Action Plan for proposed usage...
As neighborhoods are rebuilding, how to plan for the re-establishing of mail delivery has been a frequent question. The United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued the following statement regarding this topic: While centralized delivery is the Postal Service’s preferred mode of delivery for all new residential and commercial developments, the fire-damaged areas of Santa...
The City of Santa Rosa and County of Sonoma recently mailed recovery and resource information to fire survivors. The following materials were included in the mailing: Preparing your property for the rainy season Creating defensible fire-scaping Frequently asked questions regarding the debris removal insurance reimbursement process (sent only to residents who participated in the Government-Sponsored Debris...
SANTA ROSA, CA – The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa will hold a ceremony on October 8, 2018 in observance of the one year anniversary of the Sonoma Complex fires. The ceremony will include a memorial bell ringing to remember those who lost their lives in the fires and provide an opportunity...
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is holding a public meeting in Santa Rosa on October 2, 2018, to provide an overview of the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Program for residents of Sonoma County and the City of Santa Rosa who were impacted by wildfires in October 2017. HCD is...
Over the past several months, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CAL OES) has been working to address over-excavation that occurred as a result of the Sonoma County Consolidated Debris Removal program. After this Friday, September 21, CAL OES will not be able to support the evaluation and potential remediation of any additional properties...
SACRAMENTO -- Thousands of wildfire survivors face a long road recovering from the latest devastating fires that have destroyed or damaged at least a thousand homes in Northern California. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones urges wildfire survivors to be aware about the dangers of hiring unlicensed contractors as they begin the recovery process and to...
