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Free Earthquake Workshop To Be Held By City

Organizations and local business are invited to the QuakeSmart Preparedness Workshop that is hosted for free from the City of Santa Clarita that is also in partnership with FEMA and Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH). Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The program, QuakeSmart Community Resilience Program introduces participants to learn ...

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Santa Clarita Wildfire Relief Being Provided By FEMA

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 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.  Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Residents who lost property or had property damaged from the December wildfires can receive help through ...

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FEMA Funds Now Available For California Mudslide Victims In Burn Areas

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is now assisting residents in Southern California with damage due to mudslides after the Thomas Fire, the biggest fire in California history, scorched over 267,000 acres, according to officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. FEMA announced that the federal disaster assistance declaration made available to ...

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National Weather Service Reminds Community ‘Floods Follows Fires’

Santa Clarita Valley Flash Flood Warning

Santa Clarita residents that live in and below burn areas affected by Rye Canyon and Thomas Fires have been issued “Flood Watch” warning starting 10 p.m. on Monday Jan. 8 through Tuesday evening. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. National Weather Service distributed a document Jan. 6 2018, warning the community within ...

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President Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration A Month After California Wildfires

New Laws Coming Into Effect In 2018, Santa Clarita Lawyer Discusses Changes

President Donald Trump approved a disaster declaration for California to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by wildfires from Dec. 4, 2017 and continuing. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. State officials requested a Fire Management Assistance Declaration for the Rye Fire a month ago, which was ...

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Thomas Fire, Creek Fire: Next Steps For Fire Victims

The Thomas Fire and Creek Fire have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to the evacuation of over 110,000 people as a number of wildfires continue raging throughout Southern California. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Residents living near any of the fires are encouraged to have a “Go Bag” packed with ...

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Rye Fire Prompts FEMA Assistance From Federal Officials #RyeFire

As the Rye Fire continues at only 5 percent containment Wednesday morning, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized federal funds to assist the state of California in combating the blaze. #RyeFire Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. State officials requested a Fire Management Assistance Declaration for the Rye Fire on ...

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L.A. County Left Off Federal Disaster Assistance List

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) excluded Los Angeles County and Santa Clarita from the regions that would be receiving funds for damages caused by natural disasters in February. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today that federal disaster assistance has been made available to ...

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Sand Fire Yet To Meet FEMA Threshold For Natural Disaster

Over 10,000 residents have been displaced because of evacuations from the Sand Fire, and Santa Clarita residents have showed an outpouring of love and support by donating -- so much so that many donation areas were at capacity Monday and can take no more.

Federal officials confirmed this week Sand Fire damages have not yet hit the threshold for a federal declaration of emergency, which would provide additional federal funds to help the area recover. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. County officials responded to the news by urging residents to declare their damages from the ...

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Next Steps For Homeowners Affected By Sand Fire

A sigh of relief lingered over Chelsea Johnson and her fiancé’s mom, Sue Oren, Tuesday morning, when they realized their home in Agua Dulce was spared from the Sand Fire. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Oren, 55, was evacuated with her son and Johnson, 29, Friday while visiting from Texas, and ...

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