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Sonoma County is overhauling its emergency management division and changing the way it deals with fires and other disasters. This includes adding five new staff and about 2 million dollars to the department's funds. The county also plans to use community - wide wireless emergency alerts, which officials say they did not use last October for fear of clogging evacuation routes. There will be a countywide test of these alert systems on September 10 and 12.
KRCB’s Adia White sat down with Interim Emergency Manager Christopher Godley to find out how these changes could improve the safety of all residents.
Interim Emergency Manager Christopher Godley stands in front of a map used for emergency planning. Photo Credit: Adia White
The Charles M. Schulz Museum is hosting a silent auction September 29 to raise money for wildfire relief. This year’s hot item - doghouses, painted by local artists. The museum will be auctioning 13 of these doghouses and six of them are already on display in locations around Santa Rosa. KRCB reporter Adia White went to see several of them and has this report.
The Museums of Sonoma County's doghouse titled "All Dogs go to Heaven." Photo credit: Adia White
Western Farm Center's doghouse pictured with the artist, Jesús Ponce. Photo credit: Adia White
The doghouse at Chop's Teen Club features nearby Railroad Square. Photo credit: Adia White
Firefighters continue to increase containment on the three largest wildfires burning in the state. The Carr Fire, Ranch Fire and Ferguson Fire are all over 60 percent contained. Due to progress on the Ferguson Fire, the Yosemite Valley is back open to residents and tourists.
The Carr Fire continues to burn in Shasta County. Courtesy of Wikimedia
KRCB Reporter Adia White talked with Cal Fire Deputy Chief Scott Mclean and has the latest on what additional challenges firefighters face before these wildfires are no longer a threat.
Fire Recovery Resources
General
U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers Debris Removal
Email:
Phone: (877) 875-7681
California Office of Emergency Services Fire Recovery
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Website: DisasterAssistance.gov
Phone: 1 (800) 621-FEMA
Sonoma County
Sonoma County Recovers website
Santa Rosa Fire
Info Line (707) 543-4511
For TDD, call (707) 543-4536; or you may use the 711 Relay Service
Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE)
Napa County Office of Education (NapaCOE)
Mendocino County Office of Education (MCOE)
Butte County Office of Education (BCOE)
Other
Wildfire Assistance - Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein
Sacramento-based nonprofit RedRover Resource Page
American Red Cross
Butte County/Gold Country Chapter
Northern California/Coastal Chapter
Text CAWILDFIRESat 90999 to make an automatic contribution of $10
The Ranch Fire in Mendocino County threatened several properties at the top of Pine Avenue in Potter Valley, including Heartrock Mountain Farm, a cannabis operation near the Mendocino National Forest. Reporter Sarah Reith met up with cultivator Daniel Morford and a couple of friends who helped fight off the fire. Here’s Morford:
The burned remnants of the Hilton Hotel in Santa Rosa. Courtesy of WikipediaTen months after the October wildfires, a number of local businesses have still not recovered. Residents expressed concern about rebuilding lost businesses at a recent fire recovery community workshop hosted by Sonoma County. KRCB reporter Adia White has more on how the county plans to help businesses and individuals recover financially.
In the Santa Rosa hills, a set of lawn furniture remains on a burned lotDevastating wildfires continue to burn across the state. The Ranch Fire, burning in Mendocino County is now the largest in state history. The Carr Fire, in Shasta County has killed eight people and destroyed over a thousand homes so far.
- Hopland Research Center in Mendocino Uses Fire as Learning Experience
- After Wildfire Devastation Comes New Life; 'Gold Spot' Film on KRCB Aug. 7
- Mendocino Fires Continue Burning; We Talk with Cal Fire for the Latest
- New Evacuation Orders in Mendocino Complex Fires
- Music and Poetry Begin the Healing Process After Deadly Fires
