Resources for California Wildfire Victims

As the California wildfires continue to rage, residents are scouring the Web for information. Here are some resources to help you know what you should do if you or someone you love lives or works in the areas of the fires.

Residents are being cautioned not to hesitate if they fear they are in danger of the fire or smoke. Do not wait for someone to knock on your door and tell you to evacuate. Leave immediately if you see the fire approaching your home.

ABC News and ABC.com is offering continuing coverage on the fires throughout Southern California and regular updates on closures and evacuations can be found here.

For articles, up to date headlines and more information regarding the status of the fires and people who live in the area can be found here.

San Diego

If you live in or near the San Diego area, you can find information about the city, evacuated areas and emergency information from:

San Diego Emergency Home Page

Updated Fire Road Closures

Information on county parks and camps and how the fire is affecting them can be found here.

You can see a list of fire damaged homes here.

You can find an official list of off-limits areas of the city released from Mayor Jerry Sanders here.

CBS8 reports the following fire-related contact numbers on their website:

"Residents should call 2-1-1 for all non-emergency calls related to the fires. Due to large call volume, residents are also urged to find fire information online at www.211SanDiego.org

At the request of the North County Fire Department the public is requested to direct all non-emergency fire phone calls to the Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce: (760) 728-5445

For additional fire information, residents may also call the City of San Diego Community Access Phone at (619) 570-1070.

This same CBS news page has information on shelters that still have vacancies, vacant animal shelters, how to evacuate large animals that you cannot remove yourself, school closures and other important information for victims of the area fires.

Irvine

The city of Irvine has established a fire hotline you may contact for more information regarding fires in that area. That number is 714-628-7085.

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