Updated 9.15.15 From Valley Fire Assistance
Group Facebook and Lake Co News
Lodging
County of Lake operated
 Clearlake Senior Center, 3245 Bowers Ave., Clearlake 994-3051
 Big Valley Rancheria Gymnasium, 1002 Osprey Court (off Soda Bay Road), Lakeport
There is space for parking of self-contained RVs outside the shelter.
Red Cross operated
 Kelseyville High School, 5480 Main St., Kelseyville
 Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N Oak St, Calistoga
Mendocino OES Health and Human Services operated
Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Fine Arts Building, 1055 North State St., Ukiah
They have facilities for shelter of small animals and can also house some large animals.
Independently operated
Calvary Chapel of Clearlake, 14330 Memory Lane, Clearlake 994-5683
Moose Lodge 2284, 15900 E Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks 998-3740
New Hope Fellowship Church, 305 Peckham Court, Lakeport
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Next to Kmart in Lakeport has food, clothes, sleeping bags, room for sleeping ,
and spiritual grief counseling.
Phone:(707) 262-1145
Seventh Day Adventist Church of Lakeport, 1111 Park Way, Lakeport 263-6002
Space for self-contained RVs.
Calvary Christian Church 2322 Spring Street, Saint Helena has shelter and hot showers as well
as a large lawn space available for tents. Call or text 707-200-1016 for additional info.
Cole Creek Equestrian Center 4965 Steelhead Drive, Kelseyville, CA
Space for self-contained RV's, trailers and tents.
RRanch At The Lake near Lake Berryessa 1962 Capell Valley Rd, Napa, CA 94558
Can take horses and people with room for 55 horses and cabins for people. No cost, please call
(707) 252-0140
Lakeport Auto Movies, 52 Soda Bay Rd, Lakeport
Space for self-contained RVs, trailers and campers only.
Mendocino OES Health and Human Services operated
Redwood Empire Fairgrounds, Fine Arts Building, 1055 North State St., Ukiah
They have facilities for shelter of small animals and can also house some large animals
Additional Lodging
Healthy Habits- Plenty of stuff and room for about 30 people. We have beds and blankets, Tvs
with kids movies. Couches for relaxing, showers and bathrooms. 325 west hwy 20, Upper Lake
CA 95485 (behind Lakecounty Offroad) Call us or just come in 533-6412 (Anthony) its all free
of charge.
The Cloverdale Citrus Fair stands ready to serve any evacuees in need. We have cots and
emergency supplies. For more information, please contact us at 707-894-3992.
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians has opened the front parking lot of the reservation to
evacuees of the Valley Fire. We will continue to pray for all those affected by the fire and help in
any way we can. For more information you can call our tribal office at 707-485-8723. Matt
Nelson Jennifer Nelson
We have room for 20 RV'sand many more tent campers so if you need a spot to settle for a while
and figure out what you are going to do next, we are here for you. We are damn sure pet friendly
too! We are located at 3297 East Highway 20 in Nice and the entry to our place is on Lakeshore
Drive in downtown Nice. Call Dan at 707-349-3222 for more info
Pine Acres at Blue Lakes is serving a free hot meal to anyone in need. Cooking all night. Open
24/7 with plenty of donated items and availability for evacuees!!!
Mendocino Campground -Lake Mendocino campgrounds have open up the bushay camp sites
for all in need. We have supplies but donations are accepted, but we want to get the word out to
the families that need shelter. There are working bathrooms and showers, clothes, food, water,
tents sleeping, bags, and more. Families with animals are welcome to bring them with you.
PLEASE SHARE! Get the word out so no one goes with out shelter! There is a bushay page to
direct people with live stock here in Redwood valley!!
Aide Assistance
Anyone affected by the Valley Fire can apply for monetary assistance through a fund being run
by North Coast Opportunities and Mendo Lake Credit Union:
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English: https://www.ncoinc.org/…/files/1/fire_relief_application.pdf
Spanish: https://www.ncoinc.org/…/fire_relief_application_espanol.pdf
Contact Elizabeth at earcher@ncoinc.org with questions; she speaks Spanish.
Meals
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Walmart parking lot, 15960 Dam Rd, Clearlake, CA 95422
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Pine Acres resort 5328 Blue Lakes Rd, Upper Lake CA 95485 707-275-2811
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Running Creek Casino is giving out a free meal to anyone who lost their home due to the
fire. Bring ID with an address of any town effected by the fire.
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Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino is offering donations, free meals starting at noon
Monday for any of the fire victims with proof of residency. Tuesday offering free
breakfast and lunches. 262-3280
Free Medical Services
If you lost your glasses or contacts as a result of being displaced by the fire, St. Helena
Optometry will provide a pair of glasses or up to 3 months contacts free of charge. If you are our
patient, simply call or come in, we have most, if not all the information needed. If you are not,
come in with your prescription and we'll get you taken care of.
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St. Helena Optometry
1104 Adams Street, Ste 101
707-963-7923
FYI, we will be closed this Thursday and Friday, the 17th and 18th, so if you do need
help come before then. The whole office will be gone but I will figure a way to get
product that comes in those days to people.
You can also go to a Red Cross shelter and ask for the nurse. They have gift certificates
that pay for a new exam and glasses through the Vision Service Plan insurance program
Drop In Centers-Wifi, Food, Clothes
United Christian Parish also announced that it will be open all week – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily,
with expanded hours possible upon demand – as a drop-in shelter for anyone who has been
evacuated by the fire.
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Services the church can provide include making computers available to check email;
WiFi; a bank of cell phone chargers; an indoor play area for children; hot meals from
noon to 6 p.m. and food to go if needed; gas vouchers; clothes sorted for men, women
and children; air conditioned facilities; and staff ready to help evacuees find other
resources as needed. All are welcome.
United Christian Parish is located at 745 N. Brush St. in Lakeport, telephone 707-2634788
The Harbor on Main-Lower Lake
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Youth Resource Center but open to everyone in time of need. We have computers, wifi,
clothing closet, hygiene supplies, and access to showers and laundry. Open 9:30am-6pm,
Main Street Suite F, Lower Lake Ca 994-5486
The Youth Center
 We are open to the Evacuated families and people who need it or just comfort or a
shower. come by or call (707)994-KIDS(5437
Post Office
Olympic Post office in Clearlake has Mail for all of Middletown and Hidden Valley evacuees
All mail for Cobb Post Office customers will be available at the Kelseyville Post Office, 5500
Gaddy Lane, until further notice.
Mail for the Middletown Post Office will be available at the Clearlake Post Office, 14500
Olympic Drive.
Drop Donations Locations
The Lion's Club in Kelseyville NEEDS: batteries, tarps, volunteers to sort donations. They are
open and serving food.
 Donations of clothing, blankets, personal hygiene items, canned or packaged food and pet
food can be brought to the United Methodist Church at 14521 Pearl Ave. in Clearlake this
Sunday through Friday, between the hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Salvation Army uses 100-percent of disaster donations in support of local disaster relief
operations. Monetary donations are only needed at this time. To give, visit www.gosalarmy.org
or call 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769) and designate “Northern California Fires.”
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Donations by mail may be designated “Northern California Fires” and sent to: The
Salvation Army, P.O. Box 348000, Sacramento, CA 95834.
In-kind donations are not currently being accepted outside the disaster area. However,
these gifts are vitally important to your local Salvation Army.
To give items locally, visit www.SATruck.com or call 1-800-SA-TRUCK
Volunteer
On behalf of North Coast Opportunities, and in coordination with Lake County OES, we are
requesting that all interested volunteers sign up at www.ncoinc.fundlyconnect.com and register
for the volunteer opportunity called " A Lake County Valley Fire Volunteer". As opportunities
arise, you will be notified
Salvation Army- Offers meals
Canteens from various Salvation Army locations – Auburn, Napa, San Rafael and Santa Rosa –
are in the affected area:
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· Kelseyville High School, 5480 Main St.
· Clearlake Senior Center, 3245 Bowers Ave.
· Clearlake Walmart, 15960 Dam Road.
· Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N Oak St, Calistoga.
So far, more than 900 meals have been served, the Salvation Army reported.
Along the meal service, the Salvation Army also will provide emotional and spiritual care
to residents seeking that assistance.
Uhaul Info
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – U-Haul Co. of Northwest California is offering 30 days free use
of U-Box portable moving and storage containers to residents of Lake, Napa and Sonoma
Counties and surrounding areas who have been evacuated from their homes or need to move
belongings away from the recent outbreak of wildfires.
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People in need of boxes are encouraged to take advantage of the U-Haul Take a Box,
Leave a Box Program.
The program enables customers to return their reusable boxes and others to take them as
needed.
U-Haul encourages anyone who has reusable boxes to drop them at the nearest U-Haul
location for another family to reuse, free of charge.
Families needing more information about the 30-days-free U-Box storage assistance
program should contact the U-Haul location below:
U-Haul Company of Northwest California
1446 Colusa Highway
Yuba City, Calif. 95993
866-648-0872
Animal Services
(Facebook) ALL ANIMAL Posting will be referred to these sites
Use #valleyfirepets in all postings to make it searchable across Facebook
Multiple Facebook sites have been created for lost and found animals.
Please try to post to these for efficiency and hopefully the best outcomes. 7 Facebook sites and
one phone number
1. Lake County Fire Evacuation-Pet Housing Resources (name change mid it'd Sunday)
2. Rocky Fire/Jerusalem /(Cobb) Valley Fire Animal Evacuees
3. Valley Fire - Lake County Lost or Found Pets
4. Lake county community awareness
5. Lost and found animals of the Valley Fire
6. Friends of Ukiah Animal Shelter
7. Valley Fire Pet Find
8. For horses contact Call if you need assistance from LEAP!! 7072630278!
9. Http:www.petalumaanimalshelter.org
We still have plenty of room for horses, dogs and caged animals here at our place in Santa Rosa.
If you have an RV or trailer we can accommodate. People are calling wanting to know how
much we charge. Please don't worry about that. We just want to help. Others are calling wanting
to send us hay and feed. Right now we are fine. Please contact Sonoma County CHANGE for
that. Please share with everybody. 707-396-3771
UC Davis veterinary clinic is prepared for an animals injured in the Valley Fire. State of the art
equipment for both small and large animals. Large animal: (530)752-0290 Small animal: (530)
752-1393
Insurance Info
EVACUEES and HOMEOWNERS IMPORTANT INSURANCE INFO: With most preferred
market insurance policies, food and living expenses should be covered since you were under a
mandatory evacuation, even if your home DID NOT burn down. Call your carrier now and start
the claim, especially if your home DID burn down. Preferred market carriers will advance you
money for food, lodging and clothing. KEEP ALL YOUR RECEIPTS!!
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In fact use your smart phone to photograph your receipts as you get them!
Lastly, whether I am your insurance agent or not, please feel free to call or email me if I
can help answer any questions.
Stay safe! -Dave Garzoli Insurance Agent
Mark Davis Insurance Agency Lakeport.
HELPFUL ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES
Courtesy of my best friends mom who is a real estate agent and helped people after the Oakland
Fire years ago.
"Here are a few tips for people trying to cope with losses from the fires:
1. Call your insurance company as soon as possible so they can initiate a claim case immediately,
even if you don't know the exact status of your property. If you lost vehicles, make sure you
contact your auto insurer as well.
2. Get the name of the person you talk to each time & make notes of what they say.
3. Ask lots of questions as often as you need to do so. Get a copy of your policy (online?) and
ask them to explain it. (as many times as necessary).
4. Make sure you understand benefits you could use right away, such as replacement housing,
both temporary (motels) & longer term (rentals) & ask how the payment system works.
5. Don't rush to any final settlement figure. It may take months or even longer to know all your
options (e.g. how does it work if you do not want to rebuild?)
6. Ask what kinds of documentation you will need for temporary housing, personal property
losses etc. Can you use money from different categories for other things (e.g. personal property
payments for construction improvements on the rebuild)?
7. Don't forget other resources such as Red Cross (vouchers for motels etc.), government
programs (FEMA), churches & other charities. Don't be shy about asking - people want to help!
8. Depending on your insurance company's rules, be sure to take enough time to remember every
item you lost (can of soup, ball of twine, roll of toilet paper). Ask if itemizing your losses can
result in a higher payment than just the percentage they normally allow.
9. You've been through a trauma - take enough time, ask enough questions, get lots of advice
from lots of sources so you can sort out what's best for you. Set up an interactive website with
your friends & neighbors & collect new contact information so you can all benefit from things
you learn (resources, negotiation tips, etc.) Find out who else in your area has the same insurance
company - there's strength in numbers!
Up-to-date shelter information can be found at the Lake County OES Facebook Page (
www.facebook.com/LakeCountyOES ) and at the Lake County LAC Web page at
www.lakecountylac.com