California Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Opening of Additional Local Assistance Center for Wildfire Victims

10/25/2007 -- Continuing his efforts to provide immediate assistance to displaced Californians affected by the southern California wildfires, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the opening of an additional local assistance center.

“The victims of these wildfires have suffered greatly and have lost so much. We must do everything to ensure all available resources are used to assist the fire victims and their communities to recover as quickly as possible,” said Governor Schwarzenegger.

The local assistance centers serve as efficient one-stop sources for disaster relief services including information on how to replace records lost in the fires, file insurance claims and apply for assistance and housing. The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Employment Development Department, Contractors State License Board, Department of Insurance, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Health, Department of Social Services and other state and local agencies will be represented at the centers.

Additional local assistance centers will be opened as needed and will be posted on the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services homepage at www.oes.ca.gov.

The location of the additional local assistance center opened today is:

Orange Show Fairgrounds

Dome Building

689 South E Street

San Bernardino, CA 92408

The hours of operation for the center at the Orange Show Fairgrounds are Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The opening of five local assistance centers was announced yesterday. The locations of those centers are listed below:

Rancho Bernardo-Glassman Recreation Center

18448 W. Bernardo Drive

San Diego, CA 92127

Ramona Community School

1710 Montecito Road

Ramona, CA 92065

Fallbrook Community Center

341 Heald Lane

Fallbrook, CA 92028

Rancho San Diego-Cuyamaca College

900 Rancho San Diego Parkway

El Cajon, CA 92109

Activities Center

George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex

20880 Centre Pointe Parkway

Santa Clarita, CA 91350

The hours of operation for the centers announced yesterday are Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Rancho Bernardo-Glassman Recreation Center in San Diego has extended hours Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The centers located at Rancho San Diego-Cuyamaca College in El Cajon and the George A. Caravalho Santa Clarita Sports Complex in Santa Clarita will open tomorrow morning.

Source: California Governor