NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday that more than $20 million in federal assistance has been approved for survivors of wildland fires in Lake and Calaveras counties.

Since wildfires swept Lake and Calaveras counties, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration have joined with local officials in working with individuals, families and businesses recover from the disaster.

Here is a snapshot of the disaster-recovery effort as of Oct. 29:

– The SBA has approved more than $10.3 million in low-interest disaster loans to businesses, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters.

– More than 3,500 Californians have contacted FEMA for information or registered for assistance with FEMA and nearly $9.7 million has been approved, including more than $6.4 million in housing assistance and $3.3 million in other needs assistance.

– To date, more than 3,300 survivors have been assisted at Disaster Recovery Centers in Calaveras and Lake counties. In Lake County, the centers are located in the the Middletown Senior Center, 21256 Washington St., and the former Apria Healthcare site, 14860 Olympic Drive in Clearlake.

– Inspectors in the field have made 2,671 home inspections – completing 99 percent of those required to date.

– Disaster Survivor Assistance teams have had 7,300 survivor interactions and made more than 1,700 whole community referrals.

Survivors who sustained disaster-related losses in Calaveras and Lake counties should register with FEMA by the Nov. 23, 2015, deadline.

Survivors can register online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 800-621-3362; TTY 800-462-7585; 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 800-621-3362.

A direct telephone hotline is operational to process any requests from survivors who may need additional assistance at 916-381-0330, for TTY, call 711.