SANTA ROSA, CA — The County of Sonoma encourages residents rebuilding from the October 2017 wildfires to bring their questions to a Rebuilding Community Meeting on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Mark West Elementary School located at 4600 Lavell Rd., Santa Rosa. Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
SACRAMENTO – The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) and partners in the North Bay Disaster Fraud Task Force (Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office) are issuing a Consumer Alert to warn Sonoma County wildfire survivors about a suspected unlicensed debris and tree removal contractor who may have already victimized at least a...
Santa Rosa, CA – To help prepare and train Sonoma County residents for jobs in the construction industry after the October wildfires, the Sonoma County Workforce Investment Board (WIB), in partnership with the Human Services Department Employment and Training Division, has received $3.25 million in emergency funds from the California Employment Development Department. Residents can apply...
Though the deadline to submit a Right of Entry (ROE) form to opt in to the government-operated Sonoma County Consolidated Fire Debris Removal Program (Consolidated Program) passed on November 13th, late ROE form submissions have continued to be accepted and honored on a case-by-case basis, per FEMA approval. However, March 5th will be the final...
SANTA ROSA – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors invites community members to attend and provide input to guide post-fire recovery efforts at a workshop on infrastructure on Tuesday, February 27. Other local, state and federal officials will be taking part. Topics that will be discussed include how best to prepare to be a...
Free Residential Chipper Service A free chipping program to help residents create defensible space around occupied homes and reduce vegetation along access routes is being offered through Sonoma County Fire and Emergency Services. County crews will come to homes and chip for three hours for free. Your eligible chipping material must be piled and ready...
SANTA ROSA, CA — The County of Sonoma encourages residents rebuilding from the October 2017 wildfires to bring their questions to a Rebuilding Community Meeting on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Altimira Middle School located at 17805 Arnold Drive, Sonoma. First District Supervisor Susan Gorin will...
Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced Tuesday that SBA will close its Santa Rosa Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2018. “SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to California businesses and residents who were affected by the wildfires...
Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Disaster Field Operations Center-West announced Tuesday that SBA will close its Santa Rosa Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2018. “SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to California businesses and residents who were affected by the wildfires...
The Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District is concerned about the risk of mosquito breeding in unmaintained swimming pools, ponds, compromised septic systems, containers, debris and depressions that can hold water (including voids created by foundation removal). District staff is working to identify current and potential sources of mosquito production on properties impacted by the...
The City of Santa Rosa will hold a free chipping event for residential property owners in the fire-impacted areas. City residents with fire-damaged green waste on their property are encouraged to bring that waste to be chipped at the following designated times and locations. February 24 & March 10, 2018 9:00 am – 2:00 pm...
If you are in the government sponsored Debris Removal Program and intend to sell your property then you and the proposed buyer need to execute a Consolidated Debris Removal Program Affidavit form. Signed copies must be returned to Environmental Health. If the affidavit is not fully executed the property will be removed from the Debris Removal...
SANTA ROSA – The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors invites community members to attend and provide input to guide post-fire recovery efforts at a workshop on natural resources and economic development on Tuesday, February 13. Officials from the City of Santa Rosa and other local, state and federal officials will be taking part....
SANTA ROSA, CA — Sonoma County Board of Supervisors members, Shirlee Zane and Lynda Hopkins, with special guest Congressman Mike Thompson, invite all community members to attend the Mental Health Resiliency Forum on Thursday, February 22nd. The Forum will feature a Resources and Services Fair starting at 6:00 p.m. before the main presentation and...
SANTA ROSA, CA — The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa have set April 9, 2018 as the deadline for completion of private fire debris cleanup. The deadline requires that properties be cleared of ash and debris by April 9, 2018. The deadline pertains to all residential property owners in Sonoma County who...
The inferno unleashed on Sonoma, Napa, and Mendocino Counties, as well as several other Northern California counties, left behind the kind of devastation many have only read about in the history books. Thousands of structures and homes were destroyed, entire neighborhoods left in ruins, and of course the 44 lives lost. There...
The City of Santa Rosa and County of Sonoma encourage residents rebuilding from the October 2017 wildfires to bring their questions to a Rebuilding Community Meeting on Thursday, February 15, 2018. The joint City-County meeting will be from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Finley Community Center located at 2060 West College Avenue in Santa...
SANTA ROSA – Sonoma County Assessor, William F. Rousseau, is urging residents displaced by the October 2017 wildfires to update their mailing address with the Assessor’s office. “We are working with the Sonoma County Tax Collector, Erick Roeser, on insuring that all property tax mailings are up to date,” said Rousseau, Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor....
We do not recommend this. Smoke and soot are known to contain toxic substances. However, testing the air in your home will not tell you if, how, or when a chemical may affect your health. It is not possible to draw cause and effect health-related conclusions in these situations. The best way to deal with...
This depends on a number of factors, most importantly whether your home was actually damaged by fire. For cleanup of smoke and soot, we recommend trying the cleaning steps above before considering a restoration or cleanup service. We cannot recommend specific remediation companies or contractors. The Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB) can help consumers find...
