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The Rye Fire is one of those natural disasters listed as wildfire relief becomes available to FEMA. Photo by Caleb Lunetta.
The Rye Fire is one of those natural disasters listed as wildfire relief becomes available to FEMA. Photo by Caleb Lunetta.

Santa Clarita Wildfire Relief Being Provided By FEMA

Santa Clarita wildfire relief is being provided for residents that have been affected by the Creek Fire, Rye Fire and the Skirball Fire, which burned across Southern California in December.

 


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Residents who lost property or had property damaged from the December wildfires can receive help through state and federal disaster assistance, according to officials.

Programs that are now available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are in place for eligible homeowners, renters and business owners in Los Angeles County affected areas, according to officials.

“A recent amendment to President Trump’s major disaster declaration of Jan. 2, made at the request of California’s Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., means that residents in our county and neighboring counties can now access individual disaster assistance from FEMA,” said Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair. “We encourage anyone who sustained wildfire damages due to the recent Los Angeles County area wildfires to register for assistance immediately.”

Before residents start the registration process, applicants should be ready to provide the following information: social security number of one household member, address of the damaged primary residence, description of the damage, information about insurance coverage, a current telephone number, an address where they can receive emails and a bank account with routing numbers for direct deposit of the funds, according to officials.

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 “Our region pulled together to protect people and property during the Creek and Skirball fires. We are grateful that no lives were lost, and want to be certain that the road to recovery is as clear as possible for households and businesses that suffered losses,” said Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “Partnerships with federal, state, and county emergency management organizations are helping us make sure that financial assistance gets to the right places – so that Angelenos affected by the wildfires can get relief as quickly as possible.”

Business owners may borrow up to $2 million to repair damaged real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets, according to officials.

Homeowners may receive $200,000 for repairs, and homeowners and renters are eligible to receive up to $40,000 for repairs or damaged or destroyed personal property.

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 “FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) Grants are designated for homeowners and renters who sustained uninsured damage or underinsured losses to their primary homes, vehicles and personal property,” said a Los Angeles County news release.

Additional funds to businesses and homeowners to help with the cost of improvements to protect, prevent or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future.

 More information about SBA disaster loans can be obtained by calling the SBA Customer Service Center at 800-659-2955.

Individuals can register for disaster relief here or by calling 800-621-FEMA (3362) or TTY 800-462-7585. Applicants who use 711 or Video Relay Service may call 800-621-3362.

 The toll-free numbers are open from 7 a.m. to 10p.m.m., local time, seven days a week.

 

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About Louie Diaz

Louie was born and raised in Santa Clarita. At the age of two Louie lost his vision due to a brain tumor. However, Louie doesn't let blindness stop him from doing what ever it is he wants to accomplish. Growing up some of his favorite hobbies were wood working, fishing and riding bikes. Louie graduated from College of the Canyon in December of 2017, with a Broadcast Journalism degree. Growing up Louie has always wanted to be a fire fighter or a police officer, but because of his blindness Louie knew that wouldn't work. Louie has always loved listening to police and fire radio traffic, using a scanner, and he figured if he was going to listen to the scanner so much, he should do something with it.