Clarification on Site Visits Vs. Re-entry
Incident: Slide Wildland Fire
Released: 10/30/2007
NEWS
From the County of San Bernardino
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 29, 2007
For more information, contact
Sheriff's Public Affairs David Wert, Public Information
(909) 387-3700 (909) 387-5412
CLARIFICATION on Site Visits vs. Re-entry
Only residents who appear on the list on the assessor's website (http://www.sbassessor.org/) as having damaged or destroyed property are allowed in to the site visits. (Site visit dates are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Grass Valley on Oct. 30 and Running Springs/Arrowbear on Oct. 31)
All residents will be allowed to return home to their respective communities when the mandatory evacuation order is reduced to voluntary (Re-entry dates are Grass Valley at 6:00 a.m. on Oct. 31 and Running Springs at 6 a.m. on Nov. 1)
Full release below:
The following is the updated schedule for site visits and re-entry of Grass Valley in Lake Arrowhead, as well as the Running Springs area and Arrowbear.
Grass Valley in Lake Arrowhead:
SITE VISIT: (TUESDAY): Residents with damaged or destroyed homes that are listed on the assessor's website at http://www.sbassessor.org/ are able to view their homes and properties and salvage belongings Tuesday Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those residents should first attend a required briefing at Mary Putnam Henck Intermediate School at 730 Rhine Road in Lake Arrowhead between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. where they will be given a pass necessary for participation in the visit. The mandatory evacuation order for this area will remain in effect during the visit and persons attending the site visit will have to leave the area by 5 p.m. Property owners must provide proof of identity such as a driver's license. Renters must provide proof of residency and identification can include driver's license, utility bill, credit card bill, a check, or an official document showing the resident's name and a physical address (not a PO Box).
RE-ENTRY (WEDNESDAY): At 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Grass Valley community area will be under a voluntary evacuation order and all residents will be allowed to return home without restrictions.
Running Springs Area and Arrowbear:
SITE VISIT(WEDNESDAY): Residents with damaged or destroyed homes that are listed on the assessor's website at http://www.sbassessor.org/ are able to view their homes and properties and salvage belongings Wednesday Oct. 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those residents should first attend a required briefing at Rim of The World High School between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. where they will be given a pass necessary for participation in the visit. The mandatory evacuation order for this area will remain in effect during the visit and persons visiting the site must leave the area by 5 p.m. Residents must provide proof of residency. Identification can include driver's license, utility bill, credit card bill, a check, or an official document showing the resident's name and a physical address (not a PO Box).
RE-ENTRY(THURSDAY): At 6:00 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, the Running Springs area and Arrowbear will be under a voluntary evacuation order and all residents will be allowed to return home without restrictions.
* Site visits and re-entry for the Community of Green Valley Lake are in the planning stages. Public safety officials and utility companies are working tirelessly to prepare the area for site visits and re-entry.
FOR ALL THE SITE VISITS:
Firefighters and law enforcement will be present, as well as counselors from the county Department of Behavioral Health, county Department of Public Health professionals, health care personnel, and representatives from the American Red Cross and the FEMA Community Relations Field Specialists.
People attending the site visit are advised to bring canvas gloves, sturdy footwear, eye protection, and to wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts. The county Department of Public Health will provide plastic bags for salvaged belongings, rubber gloves, and facemasks.
Information on the ongoing fire emergency, including the status of the fires, assistance resources, damaged and destroyed homes, is available via a disaster link on the county website, http://www.sbcounty.gov/.
Information on assistance is also available by calling 211 or (888) 435-7565, and by visiting the Fire Emergency Local Assistance Center (FELAC) at the Dome building at the National Orange Show Events Center in San Bernardino.
State Route 330 remains closed between Highland and Running Springs.
Curfew orders between sunset and sunrise are in effect for all mandatory evacuation areas.
