Resources

General Fire Info

• Governor's Office of Emergency Services
• Cal Fire
• Southern California Geographic Area Coordination Center (interagency fire coordination site)
• InciWeb - California Fire Updates
• California Fires – Government Information and Assistance (U.S. Government)
• L.A. County Fire Department
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• FEMA Press release (10/23/07)
• Orange County Fire Department - Santiago Incident
• City of San Diego
• KPBS (San Diego)
• San Bernardino County Fire Department
• San Bernardino County - Disaster Info
• Rim of the World (Lake Arrowhead info)
• Ventura County Fire Department
• Southern California Wildfires Helping Handbook (2003)
• NASA: Images of Fires from Space
• San Diego County's Confirmed Damaged or Destroyed Structures List (.pdf document)
• Reporters' resources on wildfires in California and elsewhere (Society of Environmental Journalists)

Local Assistance Centers For Los Angeles County Fire Victims

Local assistance centers that opened on Friday, October 26:

George A. Caravalho Sports Complex
Activity Center-Canyon Rooms (A&B)
20880 Centre Pointe Parkway
Santa Clarita 91350-2974

Castaic Regional Sports Complex
31230 N. Castaic Road
Castaic 91384
(This center will open at 12 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26.)

Malibu Bluffs Park
24250 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu 90265

Fire Maps

• Statewide Fires Map (Office of Emergency Services)
• Local Assistance Centers Map (Office of Emergency Services)
• L.A. Times Google Map
• KPBS Google Map (San Diego County)
• N.Y. Times Interactive Map

Evacuations

• List of Evacuation Centers by Area (CBS 2)
• Evacuation Tips (CBS 2)
• Pet shelter info (PetConnection.com)
• San Diego Fire Animal Rescue Updates (S.D. Humane Society)
• U.S. Humane Society assisting in rescue efforts
• Petfinder.com Fire-related info (donate, foster, pet-friendly lodging, etc.)

Insurance/Taxes

• Insurance company fire emergency hotlines (CA Dept of Insurance)
• Insurance Commission's Press Release on Fires (10/23/07)
• Department of Insurance Hotline: 800-927-HELP (1-800-927-4357)
• Emergency Tax Relief for Affected Counties (.pdf press release, 10/23/07)

Health

• California Fires (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services)
• Health Risks Associated with Smoke (CA Dept. of Public Health)
• L.A. County Department of Public Health
• Tips to Protect Your Lungs (American Lung Association)

Traffic and Road Closures

• SigAlert: San Diego
• SigAlert: San Bernardino
• SigAlert: Los Angeles
• L.A. County Road Closures (Dept of Public Works)

Travel

• American Airlines
• Continental Airlines
• Northwest Airlines
• U.S. Airways
• United Airlines
• Greyhound

Weather

• Alerts for California (National Weather Service)
• AccuWeather.com Fire Page

Volunteer/Donate

• Governor's California Volunteers site
• Volunteer San Diego
• Hands On Inland Empire
• Volunteer Resource Center of Santa Clarita Valley
• American Red Cross of Southern California
• American Red Cross - San Diego/Imperial Counties
• Salvation Army - Southern California
• Fire Family Foundation
• L.A. Times Family Fund and KTLA Charities Fire Relief Campaign
• SPCA Los Angeles
• Red Cross Blood Donations
  
  1-800-GIVE-LIFE (1-800-448-3543)
  En Espanol: 1-866-POR-VIDA (1-866-767-8432)
  
  
• Major Donations - Governor's Hotline: 1-800-750-285
  
  A toll-free line that businesses nationwide can use to make in-kind donations of goods. The line will be staffed from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. pacific daylight time by the Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Operators will match donations to local disaster efforts across Southern California.