Is the Helena Fire Impacting You? Trinity County and CalOES Have a Place to Help

A burned vehicle in this photo from the Helena Fire. [Photo from the Facebook page of the Mountain View Fire Department which is fighting the Helena Fire]

Trinity County and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) are establishing a Local Assistance Center (LAC) to provide information and assistance to those impacted by the Helena fire.

The LAC will provide a single facility at which individuals and families can access available disaster assistance programs and services.

The LAC will include representatives from local and state agencies, as well as non-profit and voluntary organizations.

Local Assistance Center

Mountain Chapel Church

60 Oak Ridge Road

Weaverville, CA 96093

The Local Assistance Center will be open Tuesday, September 5^th from 12:00PM-7:00PM, and Wednesday, September 6th from 8:00AM-7:00PM, until further notice. Ongoing need for the Local Assistance Center will be assessed on a daily basis.

Earlier Chapters on the Helena Fire: 

• Hwy 299 Closed at Helena Due to Fire
• A 17-Year-Old Mendocino Girl Recounts How She and Friends Fled the Helena Fire in Trinity County
• Hwy 299 Still Closed After 6000 Acre Wildfire Burned Homes and Sent Around 2000 Residents Fleeing
• Smoke Levels Near Helena Fire on 299 Are Hazardous
• Helena: Maps and 299 to Remain Closed
• Governor Brown Declares State of Emergency for Trinity County Due to Wildfire
• Helena Fire Disrupts Frontier Communications’ Service
• Helena Fire Pushes Toward Junction City After Destroying Over 140 Structures; Fork Fire Spreads West
• Helena and Fork Fires: Maps and Morning Update
• As Their Home Burns in the Helena Fire, a Mother and Daughter Are Saved by Passing Heros
• 299 to Open Twice This Evening
• Hwy 299 to Open Multiple Times Today
• Helena: Containment Creeps Upwards in Some Areas But Fire Continues to Expand
• Schools Closed Due to Smoke or Wildfires