Disaster Relief

American Red Cross

San Gabriel Pomona Valley Chapter Office

1-626-447-2193

Disaster relief: (800) 675-5799

The Red Cross can provide food, clothing, toiletries and other supplies for those experience hardship due to a natural disaster.

California Department of Industrial Relations

950 E. Blanco Rd. #204 Salinas, CA 93901

https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/Complaint.htm

File a complaint about workplace safety, health hazards or lack of protective gear. Complaints are confidential.

California Department of Insurance

1-800-927-4357

https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/140-catastrophes/WildfireResources.cfm

Many homeowners and renters are unaware their policies may include additional living expense coverage, known as ALE. ALE coverage typically includes food and housing costs, furniture rental, relocation and storage, and extra transportation expenses. Hotline chat available on website.

California Fire Foundation

Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency

  • 800-890-3213 (General Info)

The California Fire Foundation’s Supplying Aid to Victims of Emergency (SAVE) program gift cards to eligible victims of fire and natural disasters so they may purchase basic necessities such as food, clothing or medicine.

Participating fire departments: Alhambra Fire Department/ Alhambra Fire Fighters Association, Local #1578; Arcadia Fire Department/ Arcadia Firefighters Association, Local #3440; Los Angeles City Fire Department/United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, Local #112; Monterey Fire Department/Monterey Firefighters Association, Local #3707; Pasadena Fire Department/ Pasadena Firefighters, Local #809

Disaster Legal Services

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

800-621-3362

https://www.disasterassistance.gov/

Disaster Legal Services (DLS) provides free legal help to low-income disaster survivors. If you're not able to get adequate legal services for your disaster-related needs, DLS may be able to help. FEMA provides this service through an agreement with the Young Lawyers Division of the American Bar Association (ABA). They may only provide advice for cases that will not generate a fee.

LA County Department of Public Health

How to Clean Up Smoke and Soot from a Fire

http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/eh/docs/emergunit/cleanFireDamage.pdf

(626) 430-5200

LA County Department of Social Services

Disaster-CalFresh

877-847-3663

https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Letters-and-Notices/ACINs/2019/I-63_19.pdf

http://calfresh.dss.ca.gov/food/

CalFresh's Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-Snap) is a way to meet the temporary nutritional needs of disaster victims within a 30-day period, following a natural disaster such as a flood, fire, earthquake or any other natural disaster. D-CalFresh provides a month's worth of benefits on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card which can be used to purchase food at authorized retail stores.