CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A local assistance center to assist community members with Sulphur fire recovery will open this week in Clearlake.
Beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 17, and continuing through Saturday, Oct. 21, the city of Clearlake and the county of Lake will partner with community, state, and national service and relief organizations to provide a one-stop local assistance center, or LAC, for those impacted by the Sulphur fire.
The LAC will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Clearlake Senior Community Center, located at 3245 Bowers Ave. in Clearlake.
Local officials said the LAC will provide an experienced team to help impacted community members find assistance and walk them through the start of the recovery process.
“Our goal is to assist you with recovery and rebuild and help you turn tragedy into a new beginning,” said Clearlake City Manager Greg Folsom.
A wide-ranging array of services and expertise will be available.
If you need food, assistance accessing medical care, advice regarding temporary and permanent housing, replacement copies of vital records or a new driver’s license, come to the LAC.
If you have concerns about your animals or even insurance matters, there will be people on site at the LAC to help.
The California Office of Emergency Services, other state agencies and Lake County Environmental Health will have representatives available to assist those trying to navigate the removal of debris from their property.
All of these organizations will be there to help make profoundly complicated situations a little bit easier, and offer some of the first building blocks of a successful long-term recovery.
“We are grateful and excited that such a great team will be helping Clearlake residents respond to the Sulphur Fire,” said Clearlake City Council Member Bruno Sabatier. “Working together and taking the right steps, we will overcome this disaster, and build a rich and vibrant future.”
For more information, call Clearlake City Hall, at 707-994-8201.
Sulphur fire local assistance center to open Oct. 17 in Clearlake
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