Wildfire resources are provided by 211 Connecting Point.

RIVER FIRE RECOVERY

RECOVERY NAVIGATORS FOR NEVADA COUNTY RESIDENTS
Connecting Point offers Recovery Navigators for Nevada County residents impacted by the River Fire. Call 211 or 833-342-5211 to receive a referral to a Navigator who will contact you within one business day to offer assistance during your recovery process.

Navigators will work one-on-one with individuals and families that have been impacted by the River Fire. Meeting regularly and as needed, the Navigators will be able to work with you step-by-step throughout the recovery process, provide you with resources for any need that comes up, navigate the County, State, Federal re-building processes that you will encounter, advocate for additional resources as needed, provide a physical place where you can print, fax, email, and copy documents, and keep you up to date with any updates as they are released.

FEDERAL, STATE, & COUNTY RECOVERY INFORMATION

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Wildfire resources are provided by 211 Connecting Point.

ALERTS
To SIGN UP for Placer Alerts, visit www.placer-alert.org.

EVACUATIONS
To see an interactive map of the evacuation area for Placer County (including incident-specific zones for the River Fire) view the PCSO River Fire evacuation map.

CALFIRE MAP
Cal Fire statewide fire map & incident information here.

EVACUATION CENTERS
There are no Temporary Evacuation Points & Congregate Shelters currently open for River Fire evacuees.

IF ALL ARE CLOSED: SHELTER OPTIONS FROM RED CROSS
If you are under a mandatory Evacuation Order and Temporary Evacuation Points are closed, you can call Red Cross 24/7 at 1-844-236-0153.

ANIMAL EVACUATIONS

• For animal evacuations: Contact Placer County Animal Services Center at 530-886-5500. Dial extension 2.
• For evacuees: Evacuees requiring support with animals are encouraged to seek boarding, hotel or other options. If additional support is needed, small or large animals can be taken to the Placer …

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211 Connecting Point can refer people to other 211 call centers in California and around the USA. 211 Contact Center Representatives can access a PDF document for California that contains County, Phone Number, Lead Entity, Website, and State Region served. To find contact centers around the United States visit https://www.211.org/about-us/your-local-211

 

California 211 Direct Phone Numbers
2‑1‑1 is a free telephone number providing access to local community services. 2‑1‑1 is available in multiple languages, allowing people access to information and to obtain referrals for resources such as physical and mental health, housing, utility, food, transportation, employment assistance, and suicide and crisis interventions. 2‑1‑1 also provides disaster preparedness, response, and recovery during declared emergencies.
County	Number
Alameda	888-886-9660
Alpine	During disasters only
Amador	No 211 service
Butte	866-9…

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211 Connecting Point provides information about rotating power outages / rolling blackouts.

AUGUST 2020 HEATWAVE - During heatwaves, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), the organization that runs the state’s electric grid, can call for rotating outages statewide to protect the stability of the grid. All utilities in the state – including PG&E have been called on to participate.
https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/planning-and-preparedness/safety-and-preparedness/find-your-rotating-outage-block/find-your-rotating-outage-block.page

These outages should last between 1 to 2 hours for most customers. These are not Public Safety Power Shutoffs due to extreme fire danger, and are not related to any issues with PG&E’s equipment or its ability to deliver energy locally.

FAQs - https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/outages/planning-and-preparedness/safety-and-preparedness/keep-power-on.page#faq

California Independent System Operator
http://www.caiso…

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Salvation Army Extension unit with small food closet. Can help with emergency assistance for Rent (with landlord's approval), utilities, groceries or emergency shelter.

CalWORKs is a public assistance program that provides cash aid and services to eligible families that have a child(ren) in the home. The program serves all 58 counties in the state and is operated locally by county welfare departments.

The County of Placer has four CalWORKs offices: Rocklin, Carnelian Bay (Tahoe), and two in Auburn. Services available at each location differ. See detail below.

If a family has little or no cash and needs housing, food, utilities, clothing or medical care, they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help. Families that apply and qualify for ongoing assistance receive money each month to help pay for housing, food and other necessary expenses.

The amount of a family‘s monthly assistance payment depends on a number of factors, including the number of people who are eligible and the special needs of any of those family members. The income of the family is considered in calculating the amount of cash aid the family receives.

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To assist residents with energy and water efficiency projects, Roseville Electric Utility and Environmental Utilities offer rebates to lower the cost of your utility service and help pay for a portion of the upfront costs for energy and water efficiency improvement projects.

Water

• City of Roseville Utility Rebates: Water customers can receive rebates to assist with projects that save water.
• City of Roseville also rebates customers $1.00 per square foot of turf grass removed and replaced with water efficient landscape up to $1000 per address.

Energy / Overall Utility

During COVID-19, the following services are available:

• Electric Rate Assistance Program: a 15% discount on electric service for residents meeting certain income criteria.
• Electric Residential Relief Program: short-term assistance program is designed to support residents who may be struggling financially as a result of COVID-19. Qualifying customers will receive a one-time credit on their electric bill.
• Partial payme…

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Offers sober living in a safe and long-established recovery community, including three meals a day and all utilities. TREATMENT MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE JOINING THIS COMMUNITY. Accepts private pay. Contact for more information.

The mission of The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is to help the people who have given so much on our behalf overcome these obstacles and resume a productive and fulfilling life through programs targeted to their specific needs.

Founded in 2004 as a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization, the Coalition to Salute America's Heroes is the leading non-governmental provider of emergency financial relief to wounded soldiers from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom and their families.

The Coalition to Salute America's Heroes partners with corporate sponsors, individual contributors, and volunteers to provide a simple and meaningful way for individuals and corporations to help these veterans and their families rebuild their lives.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a Post 9/11 OEF or OIF Veteran
• Must have physically served Boots on the Ground in Iraq or Afghanistan - Service must be on the Veteran's DD214
• Must have honorable discharge
• Must have an injury that was sustained while …

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Small Business Administration Coronavirus resources

• SBA Extends COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loan Application Deadline through Dec. 31, 2021 - https://www.sba.gov/article/2020/dec/30/sba-extends-covid-19-economic-injury-disaster-loan-application-deadline-through-dec-31-2021
• Coronavirus Relief Options - https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options. Page includes links to info about:
  • Paycheck Protection Program (PPPA)
  • Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)
  • SBA Express Bridge Loans
  • SBA Debt Relief

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COVID-19 Small Business Guidance & Loan Resources - https://www.sba.gov

Paycheck Protection Program
The PPP 2.0 loan application process opens for all borrowers on January 19th, and will run through March 31, 2021. Similar to the PPP in 2020, PPP 2.0 will require borrowers to work through a lending partner (bank or financial institution) approved by the Small Business Administration, an… [read more]