Red Cross Opens New Shelters As Caldor Fire Explodes In Size

NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — Several evacuation centers person been acceptable up for Caldor Fire evacuees heading eastbound into Nevada. The Red Cross said evacuees tin find beds successful Placerville, El Dorado Hills, Truckee, and more. There are besides shelters unfastened successful Nevada.

The Veterans’ Building connected High Street successful Truckee is simply a tiny structure that tin accommodate 20 people. The Red Cross said they lone had a fewer radical Monday nighttime truthful there’s availability.

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The Red Cross said if the occurrence keeps getting worse, they’ll support opening shelters.

“We plan, we program again, and past erstwhile we’re done with that we program again to marque definite this goes arsenic smoothly arsenic possible,” said Steve Walsh, a Red Cross spokesperson.

Evacuees fleeing South Lake Tahoe up road 89 to Truckee person aggregate options for shelter.

“You’re invited to travel wrong and enactment wrong we person cots and blankets but past a batch of radical are choosing to extracurricular if they privation to enactment successful their vehicle,” Walsh said.

The Red Cross besides partners with section and region agencies to connection much space.

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They’ve opened up the Truckee Rodeo Grounds and Truckee River Regional Park for RVs. In Nevada, the structure astatine Douglas County Community Center is astatine capacity.  There are 2 different options, the Carson City Community Center successful Carson City, and Carson High School successful Carson City.

The Red Cross said determination are tiny things evacuees tin bash to travel prepared.

“Pack things successful beforehand that you privation to instrumentality with you that are important to you. Important documents, compartment phones, cellphone chargers things for your pets, things for your kids,” Walsh said

After a time afloat of trauma and fleeing for safety, evacuees request much than conscionable a furniture for the night.

“We besides person volunteers on-site to supply intelligence wellness counseling, spiritual care, and sometimes the easiest happening — which is to beryllium down adjacent to you and say, ‘how are you doing?’” Walsh said.

People successful Truckee are inviting evacuees to campy connected their onshore if needed. The Red Cross started a sign-up database that includes names, wherever the spot is located, and a telephone number. You tin find scanning this QR codification with your smartphone.

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Anna Giles