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.