UPPER LAKE, Calif. – Lake County residents affected by the Mendocino Complex fires can now access recovery and relief services and resources at the newly established Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Recovery Center, located at the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Community Center in Upper Lake.

The Disaster Recovery Center at Habematolel of Upper Lake Community Center is the only recovery center servicing the county residents and employees and helps between approximately 80 households affected by the fires each day.

FEMA partnered with the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake tribal government to establish a Disaster Recovery Center in order to serve individuals devastated by the Mendocino Complex Fires.

“These services are vital for the people of Lake County who lost everything or were evacuated as a result of the Mendocino Complex fires,” said Sherry Treppa, chairwoman of the Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Indian tribe. “These services are only the beginning to the recovery and rebuilding efforts, and we are proud to partner with the state and federal government to help ensure resources are readily available to our local community.”

The Disaster Recovery Center is a one-stop shop for those impacted by the fires, providing an array of services including food assistance programs, clean-up assistance, grants and loans for rental assistance, home repairs and rebuilding, personal disaster-related expenses, and temporary emergency housing, as well as important document recovery.

The agencies offering services include the California Department of Human Resources, the Department of Insurance, the Contractors State License Board, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the Department of Motor Vehicles, Employment Development Department, Franchise Tax Board, Department of Social Services, Lake County Behavioral Health, the American Red Cross, FEMA, the Small Business Administration and the US Department of Agriculture.

Mendocino Complex survivors who visit the center are encouraged to bring a social security number (one per household), address of the damaged home or apartment, description of the damage, information about insurance coverage, telephone number, mailing address, bank account and routing numbers for direct deposit of funds.

The Disaster Recovery Center is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with the exception of Labor Day when the center will be closed.