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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides low-interest disaster loans to businesses, private nonprofits, homeowners and renters. Survivors of the California wildfires may have questions about the SBA. Below are the most common along with the answers: What...
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Read more about Helping Communities Recover from a Disaster: Individual and Public Assistance

This slideshow requires JavaScript. When wildfires cause massive devastation to the extent that it warrants a proclamation of a State of Emergency by the Governor and a Disaster Declaration by the President, access to available resources is crucial to response and...
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Today Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced an executive order to further expedite recovery efforts for the placement and processing of temporary housing for those displaced by two of the most destructive fires in California history. On Sept. 11 and Sept. 13,...
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Image source. Following a disaster, if your home or property has been damaged be aware of individuals that may be trying to take advantage of disaster victims in vulnerable positions. The California State License Board has tips on how to avoid these false claims for...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that federal disaster aid has been made available to the State of California and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area affected by...
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