Will There Be State/Federal Funding for the Fawn Fire Cleanup?

As of 10-28-21, it’s not clear if there will be a state/federal funded clean-up option made available for the Fawn Fire. We believe there’s still a good chance one will become available if you’ve lost your home.  If you already know your insurance coverage is poor – or you don’t have insurance coverage at all – then you 100% should hold tight and wait to see if the government-funded option becomes available. We know that’s easier said than done when you just want to get your life back to normal but waiting could save you tens of thousands of dollars. Assuming the government option does become available, then the debris removal, associated testing and more will be completed at no out-of-pocket cost to you. We have lots of information and articles on how you can maximize your insurance coverage for debris removal, the pros and cons of opting in vs. opting out, and more that can be found on our general wildfire information page here.

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We have offices and personnel in the areas of Arcata, McKinleyville, Eureka, Chico, and Redding, California that can help you with fire debris characterization and debris removal. 

Redding: (888) 351-8189

Arcata/Eureka (North Coast): (707) 388-3008

Fawn Fire Cleanup – What are My Options?

Starting the fire debris cleanup process?

You have one of two options:

Option 1, Government Cleanup:  Let’s assume that the government funded option becomes available and you’ll have the choice to ‘opt-in’ to participate or ‘opt-out’ and use your own insurance to clean up the ash and debris and perform required testing.  We put together a flowchart, found here, to show how this process works regardless of which option you choose. If you sign a right of entry (ROE) form authorizing access and the cleanup of your property, the government and their subcontractors do this work, and you eventually get a clear to re-build.  

Option 2, Private Cleanup: is your chosen option or the only option that ends up being available.  Shasta County is aware this is a tremendous burden on homeowners who are already struggling, so they’re doing what they can to lessen the burden. There are no fees for the associated permitting required for cleanup, it appears no waste profiling of the waste debris will be required for disposal beyond completion of an asbestos survey, no soil sampling is required at completion of the cleanup, and there is a $2,000 disposal voucher for West Central Landfill which will be given to homeowners who had 50% or greater damage to a residential structure.  The process is essentially to have an asbestos survey done on the structures lost in the wildfire, submit a demolition permit application to Shasta County – and a National Emissions Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) notification in some instances – obtain your $2,000 disposal voucher to West Central Landfill, dispose of all ash, debris and any contaminated soil, and retain any keep disposal documentation. You should then be cleared to then pursue a building permit. 

Learn more here!

We have offices and personnel in the areas of Arcata, McKinleyville, Eureka, Chico, and Redding, California that can help you with fire debris characterization and debris removal. 

Redding: (888) 351-8189

Arcata/Eureka (North Coast): (707) 388-3008