Helpful information for fire victims
Here’s a roundup of information to help with fire recovery and more.
CodeRED
Butte County residents are encouraged to sign up for Code Red alerts, which sends out notifications regarding emergencies by emails, text message, or phone calls at https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/ en-US/BFA19C579EA5
If a Butte County resident would like to sign up for CodeRED and does not have access to the internet, they can call 530- 538-7321 for help.
Contact the Butte County Sheriff’s Office by email at infosheriff@buttecounty. net if you have trouble registering for notifications..
Mail pick up locations were changed Wednesday by the U. S. Post Office for residents of fire-impacted areas.
Residents of Berry Creek canpick up theirmail at the Ophir PostOffice, 2359Myers St. in Oroville. Mail pick up hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Feather Falls residents should go to the Oroville Post Office, 1735 Robinson St. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Residents of Forbestown and Clipper Mills can go to the Rackerby Post Office, 7417 LaPorte Road. Mail pick up hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday.
Residents
of Challenge and Strawberry Valley should go to Brownsville Post Office, 8975 Frenchtown Ext. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Customers must provide identification to get their mail.
Evacuation changes
The Butte County Sheriff’sOffice has opened a call center for residents without internet access to call and ask questions about evacuation notices.
The call center members can also look up damage assessment maps for those without access.Member of the Community Emergency Response Team will be answering calls.
The number is 530- 5523010, and callswill be taken from9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
The Butte County Sheriff’s home page buttecounty. net/sheriffcoroner/ shows a map is available of the current evacuation warnings and orders with the ability to type in an address to see the latest information. Fire information and evacuation notices are also posted on the sheriff’s Facebook page www.facebook. com/ bcsonews and Butte County website www.buttecounty.net
The BerryCreekCommunity Association has established a newwebsite to help victims of the Bear Fire.
According to association president William Cotter, the site includes links to various agencies that are accepting donations that will be used to help fire victims. It also has information about registering with the FederalEmergency Management Agency.
The site is www.berrycreekbrave.com
FEMA
Fire survivors, nomatter their status, should be contacting the Federal EmergencyManagement Agency to register.
Registering with FEMA opens the door to apply for federal assistance, following the declaration of disaster in Butte County.
In addition to connecting with a household’s insurance provider, residents can go to www.disasterassistance.gov, or download the FEMA app on their smartphone or tablet, or call 1-800- 621-3362.
FEMA’s individual assistance program provides grants to help eligible survivors with financial assistance thatmay include rent, home repair, home replacement and other disaster-related needs such as childcare, medical and dental expenses.
Business assistance
Along with registering with FEMA, small businesses can get other local assistance too.
Business computer access: If a business needs access to a computer for any type of business activity to assist their business they can contact the Alliance for Workforce Development to schedule an appointment to utilize their computer lab. Chico: 530961-5125, 500 Cohasset Rd, Suite 30; Oroville: 530-5387301, 78 Table Mountain Blvd. They can also schedule a time through the chat function on the website www.afwd.org
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