Assistance for Area Fire Victims Offered

Updated Thursday, October 25th at 6:45pm

Fire Update

Current containment numbers on the Ranch (Castaic) Fire:

55,756 acres burned, 70% containment.

Residents may see smoke in the Santa Clarita area as a result of interior burning happening on the Buckweed fire. This is intentional, as the Fire Department continues to clear out the aftermath of the Buckweed fire. Please do not be alarmed.

Vasquez Bridge is closed due to fires : The County is estimating that the bridge will be re-opened by November 12th.

BE AWARE OF SCAMS- Some people are taking advantage of our residents by offering services for a large deposit to clean up debris but are not performing any services. If you are offered any home improvement services and are asked to receive the permit yourself by the contractor beware; that could mean the contractor is not licensed.

Assistance Agencies

FEMA:

A local assistance center will be established by FEMA from Oct 26th - Nov 8th (M-F) 8am- 6pm (Sat- Sun) 8am- 3pm at the City of Santa Clarita Sports Complex in the Activities Center

Please pre-register by telephone (800) 621-FEMA (3362) or TTY (800) 462-7585 or online at fema.gov

American Red Cross

The Red Cross has been working hard to assist those impacted by this disaster here in Santa Clarita. If you, or someone you know lost their home or needs Red Cross Disaster assistance, you can call their temporary family services number at 661-222-3191. Their permanent main office line is 661-259-1805. The ARC is located in the Atrium Building at 23838 Valencia Blvd, Valencia.

Other Assistance:
The SCV Disaster Coalition is now prepared to accept donations that will go to help the families who were impacted by this disaster. Here's how you can help:

They are asking for donations of either gift cards or money. There are three drop off locations here in town, or you can mail your donation. You may also donate online at scvcoalition.com.

If you would like to mail your donation, please mail it to:
(make sure to make the check out to the SCV Disaster Coalition...not KHTS. )


SCV Disaster Coalition
Care Of KHTS AM 1220 Radio
27225 Camp Plenty Rd, Suite 8
Santa Clarita, CA 91351

Or you can drop a donation off at one of these locations:

Santa Clarita Senior Center
22900 Market Street
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
(661) 259-9444


Santa Clarita City Hall
23920 Valencia Boulevard,
Santa Clarita, California 91355


KHTS AM 1220 Radio
27225 Camp Plenty Rd, Suite 8
Santa Clarita, CA 91351