Current Wildfire Incidents
- 2-1-1 is not activated for any incidents at this time.
Recovery resources are available to help Shasta County residents affected by wildfires. Please view the following categories.
Resources
Primary Resources
- American Red Cross: Provides help with basic needs and assistance throughout the recovery process (including how to file claims for loss and damage reimbursement, and information about rebuilding assistance). Anyone who was displaced from their home due to a fire is encouraged to contact the Red Cross.
- Phone: 800-733-2767 (800-REDCROSS).
Financial Assistance
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- United Way of Northern California:
- Wildfire Response: Provides immediate one-time financial relief up to $500 per household that sustained 50% or more of damage. The residence must be primary residence.
- Apply online: 2022 Intake Form
- RV Assistance Program:Provides partial RV rental assistance to 2021 wildfire survivors, up to 6 months. Must provide your own RV or trailer.
- Phone: 530-604-3306 (Theresa Azevedo).
- Wildfire Response: Provides immediate one-time financial relief up to $500 per household that sustained 50% or more of damage. The residence must be primary residence.
- Northern Valley Catholic Social Service (NVCSS): Provides gift cards for gas, groceries, and other items. Limited hotel assistance may be available. Offers emotional support and referrals.
- Phone: 530-241-3371 (Mon-Fri 8am-5pm).
- United Way of Northern California:
- Nation’s Finest: Serves Veterans in need. Provides help with rent payment and/or deposit, utility deposit, moving costs, and emergency supplies.
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- Phone: 530-223-3211 (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm).
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- Butte College Small Business Development Center: Provides help for small business owners with applying for loans and grants in the event of a disaster.
- Phone: 530-895-9017 (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm).
- USDA – Disaster Assistance Programs: Offers a variety of programs to help farmers, ranchers, communities, and businesses that have been hard hit by natural disaster events.
- Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund: Provides funds to help people with disabilities replace assistive technology (AT) or durable medical equipment (DME) lost or left behind in a wildfire or other disaster in California.
- FreedomTech Loan: Provides low-interest loans to purchase needed Assistive Technology (AT). Financial loans range from $500 to $15,000. AT might include hearing aids, computers and equipment, adaptive driving equipment, home modification equipment, and more.
- Website: freedomtech.org
- California Teachers Association (CTA): Provides financial assistance to CTA members who have experienced significant losses due to disasters in California.
- Apply online: www.ctamemberbenefits.org/drf.
Food
- 2-1-1: Connects to community resources offering food and meals.
- Website: 211norcal.org/tehama/search/food
Clothing and Household Items
- 2-1-1: Connects to community resources offering clothing and household items.
Returning Home
- CAL FIRE: Provides tips for returning to property safely.
- PG&E – Return Home and Rebuild:
- Pamphlet: Returning Home Rebuilding PDF
Property Cleanup
- State Consolidated Debris Removal Program: Provides comprehensive debris removal, hazard tree removal, and environmental cleanup services to property owners at no out-of-pocket cost. To enroll in the program, property owners must submit a Right-of-Entry Permit to their county government. For more information, see Flyer.
- Tehama County Environmental Health:
- Phone: 530-527-8020.
- Website: www.co.tehama.ca.us/government/departments/environmental-health.
- FAQ’s: wildfirerecovery.caloes.ca.gov/general-info/debris-removal-2
- Tehama County Environmental Health:
Insurance Assistance
- United Policy Holders: Provides a Claim Guidance Library to help you get the insurance protection you paid for.
- Website: www.uphelp.org/resources/claim-help.
- Checklist: www.uphelp.org/pubs/smoke-and-ash-damage-wildfire.
- California Department of Insurance (DOI) Wildfire Information: Provides general information and guidance about insurance claims.
- Phone: 800-927-HELP (4357).
- Website: Wildfire Resources.
Legal Assistance
- Legal Services of Northern California: Provides legal assistance to fire survivors facing legal issues related to the fire and who are unable to afford a lawyer. Legal assistance may include issues regarding: impact of fire on job, disaster-related public benefits for families impacted by the fires, landlord issues, working with mortgage lender in the event of a total or partial loss, personal property damage, and other expenses related to the fire.
- Phone: 800-822-9687 (Mon-Thu, 9-11:45am and 1-5pm).
- Alternate Phone (Redding office): 530-241-3565 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri 9-11:45am and 1-3pm).
- Website: lsnc.net/office/redding.
- Flyer: LSNC Legal Aid Wildfire Disaster Relief.
- Tenants Together: Provides information about tenant rights after a natural disaster.
- FAQ: actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/036/134/original/Fires_FAQs_English_Spanish_2018.pdf.
- Website: www.tenantstogether.org.
- Tenant Rights Hotline: 888-495-8020.
Health
- American Red Cross: Offers replacement of medications or Durable Medical Equipment (DME) such as glasses, hearing aids, wheelchairs, canes, etc., lost in a disaster.
- Phone: 800-733-2767 (800-REDCROSS).
- 2-1-1: Connects to community resources offering health-related services.
Mental Health
- SAMHSA Disaster Distress Line: Provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster.
- Phone: 800-985-5990 (24/7).
- Crisis Text Line: Provides text support to individuals experiencing any type of crisis.
- Text HOME to 741741. (24/7).
- It typically takes less than 5 minutes for a reply; may take longer during high-traffic times.
- Text HOME to 741741. (24/7).
- Northern Valley Catholic Social Services: Provides limited assistance for Mental Health – Helps find a new professional counselor/therapist or continuing emotional support.
- Phone: 530-247-3341 (Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm).
Additional Resources and Information
- NorCal Services for Deaf & Hard of Hearing: Provides assistance to wildfire survivors with hearing loss.
- Phone: 530-410-0430.
- Email: kmihan@norcalcenter.org.
- Vital Records: Provides information about how to replace vital records after a disaster.
- Website: www.usa.gov/replace-vital-documents.
- Tehama Alert: Public safety agencies encourage all Siskiyou County residents to register their phones with CodeRED to be notified of emergencies, such as evacuations during a wildfire.
- Website: tehamaso.org/tehama-alert.
- CalTrans – State Highway/Route Information: Provides current State Highway/Route information.
- Website: roads.dot.ca.gov.
- Tehama County Animal Care Center: Provides evacuation shelter, emergency food, and supplies for pets in need.
- Phone: 530-527-3439 (Mon-Sat 1-5pm).
- 2-1-1: Connects to a variety of health and human services.
- Website: 211tehama.org
Donations
- United Way of Northern California: Accepting cash donations for wildfire survivors.
Fire-Specific Resources
DIXIE FIRE(See general resources listed above and specific resources below.)
- Northern Valley Catholic Social Service (NVCSS): Provides direct case management services to disaster survivors and their families in Tehama and Plumas County. Offers advocacy, information and referral, crisis intervention services, and recovery services.
- Phone: 530-815-9400
- Email: dixie@nvcss.org.
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United Way of Northern California:
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Stable Housing Opportunity Program (SHOP): Provides up to $5,000 financial assistance to Dixie Fire survivors who are at-risk or currently experiencing homelessness and have identified a housing solution and need financial assistance to pursue or secure it. Also provides assistance to Dixie Fire survivors to help them get back to their pre-disaster normal. Please reach out to your Disaster Case Manager for more details.
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RV Assistance Program: Provides partial RV rental assistance to 2021 wildfire survivors, up to 6 months. Must provide your own RV or trailer.
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Phone: 530-604-3306 (Theresa Azevedo).
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- Plumas Rural Services: Provides Disaster Resource Management Services for those impacted by the Dixie Fire. Offers financial assistance, trauma recovery & education, and resource management services.
- Phone: 530-283-2735.
- Plumas Crisis Intervention & Resource Center: Distributes $250 gift cards to help with emergency expenses. Gift cards are available on a limited basis.
- Phone:530-283-5515.
- Dixie Fire Damage Assessment Map:
- Dixie Fire Discussion, Support and Resources Group:
- FEMA: Provides information and financial assistance for individuals, families, and small businesses affected by the Dixie Fire. Financial assistance is only available for losses not covered by insurance and that occurred in Tehama and other counties covered by the disaster declaration. The deadline to register has passed.
- Overview of types of support: www.fema.gov/individual-disaster-assistance
- Financial assistance: www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/program
- California Department of Insurance (DOI) Wildfire Information: Provides general information and guidance about insurance claims.
- Phone: 800-927-HELP (4357).
- Website: Wildfire Resources.
MCFARLAND FIRE (See general resources listed above and specific resources below.)
- McFarland Fire Damage Assessment Map:
- FEMA: Provides information and financial assistance for individuals, families and small businesses affected by the McFarland Fire. Financial assistance is only available for losses not covered by insurance and that occurred in Tehama and other counties covered by the disaster declaration. The deadline to register has passed.
- Overview of types of support: www.fema.gov/individual-disaster-assistance
- Financial assistance: www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/program
- Northern Valley Catholic Social Service (NVCSS): Provides a variety of services for fire survivors such as:
- Gift cards for gas, groceries, and other items
- Limited assistance with rental deposit and first/last month’s rent
- Limited hotel assistance – Length of stay to be on a case-by-case basis
- Limited assistance for Mental Health – Helps find a new professional counselor/therapist or continuing emotional support.
- Resource referrals.
- Phone: 530-241-3371.
- California Department of Insurance (DOI) Wildfire Information: Provides general information and guidance about insurance claims.
- Phone: 800-927-HELP (4357).
- Website: Wildfire Resources.
