The most up to date Resources are now on the Valley Fire Info
Website:
Applying for Aid / Assistance
Email the Adidam Bright House
The Adidam Bright House now has a whole team providing
support to displaced devotees. Email them now about your circumstance and
needs!
Registering with the Red
Cross for Benefits
1) Start with registering online as Safe & Well at: https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php
2)
Then you need to physically go to a Red Cross Shelter in the disaster zone and
get them to register you with the Red Cross. These will be available at the
following locations for a month after the disaster (so approx mid-Oct). 9/16
These
shelters are apparently not yet ready to register those who aren’t actually
staying at the shelter, but hopefully will be within a few days. There also may
be a way to register online soon, but it has not yet been provided by Red
Cross.
You’ll
want to register in one of these shelters (not any others):
Kelseyville
High School
5480 Main St.
Kelseyville, CA 95451
5480 Main St.
Kelseyville, CA 95451
Napa
County Fairgrounds
1435 N. Oak Street
Calistoga, CA 94515
1435 N. Oak Street
Calistoga, CA 94515
Clearlake
Senior Comm. Center
3245 Bowers Avenue
Clearlake, CA 95422
3245 Bowers Avenue
Clearlake, CA 95422
Apply for Assistance from the Lake County Wildfire Fund:
Go to the link, print the application and fill it out. We've requested an online editable version, and will post here when it arrives.
https://www.ncoinc.org/about-us/news/apply-for-assistance-from-the-lake-county-wildfire-relief-fund/
Go to the link, print the application and fill it out. We've requested an online editable version, and will post here when it arrives.
https://www.ncoinc.org/about-us/news/apply-for-assistance-from-the-lake-county-wildfire-relief-fund/
Lake
County Recovery Resources:
Job Displacement Services:
If you or someone you know is displaced from your job as a result of the
Valley Fire please contact Workforce Lake for assistance and resources. We are
partnered with the Employment Development Department and committed to helping
people that were collecting unemployment benefits before the fire, or need to
file UI or disability claims.
We also want to hear from the businesses that were affected to offer
services and resources for them as well. Please call with any questions you may
have. We are here to help. 707-263-0630 Lakeport, 707-998-8591 Clearlake, or
707-467-5919 Ukiah.
Apply
for Assistance from the Lake County Wildfire Fund:
Go to the link, print the application and fill it out. You'll need to scan it and send back via email, or fax it. There isn't actually an editable version of the form available (we already asked).
https://www.ncoinc.org/about-us/news/apply-for-assistance-from-the-lake-county-wildfire-relief-fund/
Go to the link, print the application and fill it out. You'll need to scan it and send back via email, or fax it. There isn't actually an editable version of the form available (we already asked).
https://www.ncoinc.org/about-us/news/apply-for-assistance-from-the-lake-county-wildfire-relief-fund/
Apply
for Assistance from FEMA:
(We believe
Valley Fire has been declared a Federal Emergency, but our addresses are not
yet showing up with FEMA. Hopefully to be corrected in next days)
If you need housing:
The above linked spreadsheet has 2 tabs - one for evacuees to
post their housing needs, and the other for people to post housing offered.
Check out the offers already posted and come back to look often - more are
being added every hour. Please also post your housing needs so people can
respond to you directly as they open their homes. You can post your
housing need directly on the spreadsheet (it updates automatically), or email
me at VFReliefInfo@gmail.com and I'll post.
Also contact Howard
Rontal on the Matrix. He is helping to coordinate housing opportunities!
Lake County Resources for
Evacuees:
LC Resources Links Page:
How to Sign Up for Evacuation Notices, Where to get Cal Fire
Updates and Emergency Info, Lists of Local News and FB groups, Shelter
Locations & Other Fire Relief Info, Animal Resources, Mail Services for
Evacuees, where to get donations, etc.
Cal-Fire - updates on
evacuation status, road closures, fire stats:
Lake County OES:
People
impacted by Valley Fire are advised to call the 211 information line to be
connected to resources. 1.800.325.9604. This line is staffed 24/7.
Post-Disaster Lake County Assistance:
Animal Rescue:
Free Notary Assistance offered by Yadi Boss (on fb)
Discounted Auto Opportunity:
Fowler Auto Centers in Lake and Mendocino County are pledging $10,000 to
fire relief efforts. We will also be offering vehicles to those who have
lost theirs. We aren't legally allowed to say the phrase "at our
cost" in public, but we'd like to. We'll be offering more details on this
program in the near future.
Free Eye Glass
Replacement for Evacuees:
-VSP members
800.877.7195
-non-members can get a
VSP voucher from Red Cross
Mail for the evacuated areas has been re-routed and is
available for pick up at the following locations:
For Cobb and Clearlake Riviera:
Kelseyville Post Office
5500 Gaddy Lane, Kelseyville, CA 95451, 707.279.4562
For Middletown and Hidden Valley Lake:
Clearlake Post Office
13417 Lakeshore Drive, Clearlake, CA 95422, 707.998.3544
According to the Clearlake P.O. - Friday the 18th – their reps
will be at the Calistoga Fairgrounds evacuation facility from 11:00 AM - 3:00
PM and anyone staying in that area can register with the PO to have mail
delivered to them wherever they are now (Like a temporary change of address).
Home Insurance Claims
Non-profit specializing in helping owners dealing with Insurance
Co. Claims
good 3 minute video and
tons of support for insured parties
Breaks down entire process
- Total Loss or Partial loss
See their library for
specific resources, such as:
Additional Living Expense
(ALE)/Loss of Use filing
From Malka:
Just received an email from Mark Murphy...he's a professional
fire insurance "adjuster". He was wonderfully helpful when my house
burned down in 2009, making it possible for me to receive the full allowable
amount from my homeowner's insurance policy. He's highly skilled and caring and
is available for consult.
fireclaims@hotmail.com
916-541-2386
Claims & Loss Management Link:
Practical Notes for
Returning Home:
Our
hearts go out to everyone who has been affected by the Valley Fire. I have over
39 years of experience in the Fire Restoration industry and would like to offer
some helpful suggestions to help you through these trying times.
I
know that there are many years of memories that have been destroyed or at the
very least damaged. So before you begin inspecting your property please take a
moment and read the following information and suggestions:
Be
aware that soot and smoke, both residue and odors, are easily transferred to
clean environments. This type of odor easily cross-contaminates the inside of
your car or where you are currently living.
Depending
on the age of your home there may be hazardous materials present – lead and
asbestos, so take precautions to protect yourself. Most homes built before the
mid-1980’s will contain some asbestos or lead or both. Even if you have
remodeled there still may be hazardous material present.
Be
very careful when walking around your property – there may be holes, nails,
glass, etc. that could hurt you.
Be
prepared before arriving at your home with the following items:
1.
Tyvek suits and booties or a change of clothes and shoes – you don’t want to be
wearing smelly and sooty clothes back to where you are staying. Put your
clothing and shoes in a plastic bag and launder them at a laundromat – or leave
them outside. When you are done put them in a garbage bag before getting in
your vehicle.
2. Garbage bags to put things in. Everything must be wrapped before putting the items in your vehicle or they will stink up the interior.
3. Paper respirator (N-95 if possible) This is for protecting your from air borne particulates in order to protect your lungs from the soot and toxins in the air.
4. Hand sanitizer to use when cleaning up afterwards.
5. First Aid Kit.
6. Flashlight.
7. Water to keep hydrated.
8. Paper towels
2. Garbage bags to put things in. Everything must be wrapped before putting the items in your vehicle or they will stink up the interior.
3. Paper respirator (N-95 if possible) This is for protecting your from air borne particulates in order to protect your lungs from the soot and toxins in the air.
4. Hand sanitizer to use when cleaning up afterwards.
5. First Aid Kit.
6. Flashlight.
7. Water to keep hydrated.
8. Paper towels
If
you have any specific questions regarding cleaning any items that you have
retrieved please call me on my cell at 707.337.7878.
Dave
Osborn, WLS, CMRS
Returning
home:
Checking
Utilities and Major Systems
“Your destroyed buildings
will be cleared, cleaned and tested at no cost to you."
Possible
Additional Resource for help cleaning/repairing fire damage (will work with
insurance):
