Resources
Photo courtesy of Steve Spangler Photography, copyright 2007
RB Fire Preparedness
Alert San Diego, San Diego County's mass notification system, provides notification to your cell phone on emergency information regarding evacuations, etc. This is in addition to the landline calls received by those that have landline phones. If you have registered on the City of San Diego's Reverse 9-1-1 system, you may also register with Alert San Diego. Click here to register your cell phone.
Erosion Control Info:
The City of San Diego has closed its erosion control center at the RB Community Park. Fire Station 33 currently has empty sand bags available for RB residents. If you need to consult with the city regarding an erosion plan, please contact Lisa Adams at (619) 980-6928. For volunteer assistance with erosion control and fire clean-up, please contact RB United at (858)485-1292.
Post Fire Clean Up and Rebuilding Process
Rebuilding
See the RB United blog for Fire Families
Recovery
Interfaith is here to help assist victims of the firestorm through our Social Services Department. With this, we encourage faith centers and individuals to make referrals to our offices using our Referral for Service form, which can be obtained by calling Antoinette Johnson, Faith Liaison at 760-489-6380 x266, or email ajohnson@interfaithservices.org.
Jewish Family Services is offering case management services for fire-impacted families. Please contact the Jewish Family Service Fire Support Hotline at 800.295.4254 or start the process online at www.jfssd.org. They also offer crisis intervention, assistance with disaster relief benefits, temporary housing options, trauma counseling, support groups, limited financial assistance, emergency food, and basic household needs. Office in Rancho Bernardo, Encinitas, and Kearny Mesa.
RB United offers advocacy services for fire families to help navigate the path to recovery. Please contact RB United at 858.485.1292 or projectcoordinator@rbunited.com.
Support Groups and Emotional/Mental Health Services
- Hope UMC and UMCOR are providing counseling services through the Hope Counseling Center, www.hope-counseling-center.com. Contact Edie Davis, MA, MFT, for an appointment, 619.218.2874 or ediedavis1@yahoo.com.
- The Fired Up Sisters is a newly formed group for women whose homes were lost or damaged due to the 2007 wildfires. For more information (or if daycare is needed), please contact, Kathryn Homer, (858) 451-0811, thehomers@sbcglobal.net or Renee VanHeel, (858) 225-4008, rvanheel@san.rr.com.
- Scripps Health Employee Assistance Program is providing free counseling services to all in our community who need it. Please contact Valerie Brown for information on how to access the services.
- Wildfire Recovery Project Firestorm 2007 is providing a crisis counseling program. Contact 760.270.8882 for more information.
- Jewish Family Services is offering crisis counseling for fire-impacted families. Please contact the Jewish Family Service Fire Support Hotline at 800.295.4254 or start the process online at www.jfssd.org. They also offer case management services, assistance with disaster relief benefits, temporary housing options, trauma counseling, support groups, limited financial assistance, emergency food, and basic household needs. Office in Rancho Bernardo, Encinitas, and Kearny Mesa.
- Contact RB United at 858.485.1292 for information on support groups for youth, seniors, renters, among others.
Links & Contacts
- City of San Diego erosion control information: (619) 980-6928.
- Poway erosion control information: (858) 668-4630 or (858) 668-4636.
- Regional debris removal hotline: (877) 308-8111.
- Regional fire recovery Web site: sdcountyrecovery.com.
- FEMA: Apply for Assistance
- American Red Cross 1-866-438-4636
- AT&T 1-877-722-6787
- CA State Contractor License Board 1-800-962-1125 or 1-800-321-2752
- ReBuild Escondido (760) 746-FIRE
- City of Poway (858) 668-4586
- City of San Diego Building Permits: (619) 694-8236
- City of San Diego- RB LAC (858) 538-8129
- Councilman Brian Maienschein (619) 236-6655; (858) 924-9406 RB LAC
- County Mental Health Services 1-800-479-3339
- Cox Cable Hotline 1-888-999-6597
- Dead Animal Removal (619) 390-8204
- DMV 1-800-921-1117 or 1-800-777-0133
- Erosion Control Assistance: (858) 485-1292
- Fraud Hotline 1-800-315-7672
- FEMA 1-800-621-3362, TTY: 1-800-462-7585
- Garbage (858) 492-5060
- IRS 1-800-829-1040
- Mayor's Office (619) 236-6330
- Police (619) 531-2000
- City Attorney (619) 236-6220
- Environmental Services (858) 492-5056
- Developmental Services (619) 446-5000
- Permits (619) 446-5000
- Neighborhood Code Compliance (619) 236-5500
- Rancho Bernardo Local Assistance Center Annex (858) 538-8070
- Recycling (858) 492-5010
- San Diego City Council (619) 236-6440
- San Diego City Information (619) 236-5555
- SBA: 1-800-659-2955
- Street Maintenance (619) 527-7500
- SDG&E 1-877-789-9866
- Time Warner Mark Farrar (858) 357-6226
- Traffic Engineering (619) 533-3126
- US Dept of Veterans Affairs 1-800-827-1000
- Water Emergencies (619) 515-3500
