LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – CalRecycle, the California Office of Emergency Services and Lake County Environmental Health have announced the opening of two debris removal operations centers for residents affected by the Valley, Rocky and Jerusalem fires.
A debris removal operations center for the Rocky and Jerusalem fires is located at 16195 Main St. in Lower Lake.
Referred to as the “old bank building,” the lower lake center now serves as the information center for residents who have had their residences or outbuildings burned by the fires and have signed the right of entry form with the county of lake for the provision of the fire-related debris on their property.
Debris removal on the Rocky and Jerusalem properties was initiated on Sept. 30, and will continue until it is completed.
An additional debris removal operations center for the Valley fire will be opened this Friday, Oct. 2, at 21297 Calistoga Road in Middletown, one block south of the Middletown Senior Center.
This center will serve as the contact point for residents who lost their homes in the Valley fire.
Visitors to the center will be able to receive information on the anticipated dates that their property will be cleaned, amend the original right of entry form left with county staff, or submit new right of entry forms.
Debris removal work on the Valley fire will be initiated on Oct. 2 and will continue until the job is completed.
Telephone numbers for both centers are currently being arranged, and will be published as soon as they are available. Hours of operation for both centers will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The opening of the debris removal operation centers means that the right of entry forms will no longer be available at or accepted at the local assistance centers, and should only be submitted at the debris removal operation centers.
In addition, staff of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Emergency Response Office, have initiated removal of visible hazardous wastes from the burned residential and commercial properties in the Valley fire area.
This project is expected to take two to three weeks. The debris removal portion of the project will be initiated once the hazardous materials have been removed, and the priority for both aspects of the project will be clearing the burned dwellings nearest schools.
For the latest news and information on the Valley Fire recovery, please visit www.lakecountylac.com or Lake County OES’ social media sites.
Debris removal operations centers open to serve residents affected by Valley, Rocky Jerusalem fires
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