Fire Recovery
Air Quality
Here are a number of good resources for Air Quality. Find the resources that work best for your situation.
California Air Resources Board website has a lot of good educational materials.
Air Now
California Air Resources Board
Emergencies and Indoor Air Quality
California Smoke Information
Purple Air
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
County Public Health DIY Filter Fan
DIY Air Filter/Fan combo
Air Quality in Apartments
Sustainable Silicon Valley
Alert and Warning
All cities/towns in Santa Clara County use the Alert SCC notification system to alert residents of emergencies.
You must register to receive the Alerts.
Some cities/towns use additional notification systems as a backup to Alert SCC.
You should register for ALL alert systems used by your city/town.
CZU Resources
Resources available to Santa Cruz County residents of the wildfire.
Do you need assistance in recovering from the CZU Fire? Email [email protected] to connect with a disaster case manager. Please provide your name, disaster-impacted address and best way to reach you.
Three local organizations – Catholic Charities, Community Bridges: Mountain Community Resources and Davenport Resource Center – are collaboratively working to help disaster survivors and their families by connecting them to available community resources, identifying household needs and program eligibility, assisting with advocacy and appeals, creating attainable recovery plans and identifying construction and repair resources for damaged or destroyed property.
Crisis Counseling Program
Anyone impacted by wildfires in Santa Cruz County can receive free referral support, group support, and one-on-one crisis intervention by reaching out to [email protected]. Peer workshop appointments are available.
RCD Chipping Services
The Resource Conservation District offers chipping services to landowners who clear 100 feet of defensible space around their homes and private roads, as recommended by CalFire, to improve fire safety. Sign ups open May 1 and is first come, first served. Chipping takes place annually May-July and will be scheduled by neighborhood. Please visit the program web page to learn more and register: https://chipping.rcdsantacruz.org/
Santa Cruz County Fire Recovery: all the latest info including Debris Removal, The Recovery Permit Center , Events, & Latest News
Donations
Cash is the preferred donation so that funds can get directly to the evacuees to purchase things that they need. Donate to a trusted local nonprofit or go to the Fire Relief Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation who will distribute funds to local nonprofits to assist evacuees.
Financial Assistance
Catholic Charities Disaster Financial Assistance
Connecting survivors to available community financial resources to fund unmet needs or needs not met by insurance
Assisting with advocacy and appeals
Creating attainable recovery plans
Arranging construction resources and repair for property damaged
Statewide Phone: 833-775-3267
Legal Support
Survivors may seek no-cost aid with wildfire-related legal issues by calling the disaster legal services hotline. Help is available in several languages. The program is a partnership between FEMA and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.
Disaster Legal Services Hotline: 888-382-3406.
Road Closures/Restrictions
All Local Trusted Information Sources
Links to websites and social media used by organizations to share emergency information
Trusted Information Sources - Government
All Local Trusted Information Sources
Links to websites and social media used by organizations to share emergency information
Gilroy City Websites & Social Media
Survivor Assistance
Santa Clara County Hotline - For Those Who Have Evacuated: 408-808-7778
Santa Clara County Residents with Fire Property Damage: 408-918-3411
Santa Clara County Residents with Fire Property Damage: [email protected]
Catholic Charities Wildfire Disaster Case Management Program
Assistance with:
Connecting survivors to available community resources
Identifying household needs and program eligibility
Assisting with advocacy and appeals
Arranging construction resources and repair for property damaged by the fire
Direct Program Number: 408-396-0500
Statewide Hotline: 833-775-3267
For information: [email protected]