News Release: One Week Left to Register for Disaster Assistance/Low-Interest Loans SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Survivors of the October 2017 wildfires have one week left to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster assistance and to apply for a low-interest disaster loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The deadline for … Continued
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) continues to make steady progress on the Consolidated Debris Removal Program in Northern California following the October 2017 wildfires. The program is a two-phase process – Phase I is the removal of Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Sonoma and Napa counties and … Continued
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has collected more than 8,300 containers of household hazardous waste in Napa and Sonoma counties as part of the multi-agency response to the Northern California fires. The items, which range in size from small paint canisters to large chemical drums, have been transported to EPA staging areas in Windsor and Yountville … Continued
SONOMA COUNTY FARM BUREAU 3589 Westwind Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA 95403 | Phone (707) 544-5575 | www.sonomafb.org Link to flyer Agricultural and Rural Lands Fire Recovery and Resource Town Hall Monday, October 30, 2017 Sonoma County Fairgrounds – Garrett Building Doors open at 5 p.m., program begins at 5:30 p.m In response to the recent wildfires … Continued
October 25, 2017 Link to Press Release OAKLAND, Calif. — Kaiser Permanente reopened its Santa Rosa hospital and emergency department today, following an emergency evacuation and closure on Oct. 9 as wildfires approached the building. Kaiser Permanente physicians, nurses and staff quickly mobilized to safely evacuate all of the hospitalized and emergency department patients as fires … Continued
EPA News Advisory Northern California Wildfire Response Update – 10/25/17 SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with representatives from Sonoma and Napa counties, today will begin surveys to identify household hazardous waste (HHW) on residential properties in the neighborhoods of Coffey Park (Santa Rosa) and Soda Canyon and Silverado (Napa). Specifically, … Continued
Additional Food Buying Assistance for Wildfire Survivors (source: Cal OES News Center) Households impacted by recent wildfires in Northern California could be eligible for help buying food through USDA’s Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced today. Those who may not normally be eligible for … Continued
Link to Cal OES News Release October 20, 2017 Cal OES Launches WildfireRecovery.org to Help October Wildfire Survivors Cal OES has launched a “one-stop shop” website dedicated to helping survivors and supporters of the October 2017 wildfires, and anyone else interested in learning more. It’s an easy address to remember: WildfireRecovery.org Once there, visitors will find … Continued
PG&E Press Release 10/21/2017 Several hundred PG&E and contract workers are working to restore gas to every customer in Sonoma County and that restoration includes making repairs to gas facilities in the Fountaingrove and Mark West Springs areas of Santa Rosa today and tomorrow. Following standard safety practices, crews will need to vent natural gas … Continued
10-21-2017 Link to Governor’s Press Release GOVERNOR BROWN ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER TO HELP REMOVE HAZARDOUS WASTE FROM WILDFIRE-IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOODS SACRAMENTO – Building on efforts to help streamline the recovery in communities impacted by California’s devastating wildfires, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order allowing the federal government to help with the initial … Continued
