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Use this checklist to find the resources you need at a Disaster Recovery Center. It covers the most common services.

Note: Disaster Recovery Centers are permanently closed. This checklist provides a list of resources that were available at the centers when they were open.

Health

Find out how to stay healthy during a wildfire

California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

Get N95s and public health information

LA County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Division (DPH)

Get help accessing medical services

Prescription medication refills
Service referrals

LA County Department of Public Health, Medication Assistance (DPH)

Get Medi-Cal

LA County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)

Get help with mental health resources

LA County Department of Mental Health (DMH)

Get help for people who are older or have disabilities

Service referrals
Caregiver support

LA County Aging & Disabilities Department (AD)

Get long-term care for veterans and spouses

California Veterans Affairs (CalVet)

Housing

Find temporary housing

LA County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)

Get help with housing protections

Price gouging
Housing and tenant protections
Foreclosure prevention

LA County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs (DCBA)

Social services

Get help with child support questions

LA County Child Support Services Department (CSSD)

Get VA benefits

California Veterans Affairs (CalVet)

Individual assistance

Get Individual and Household Program grant extensions (State Supplemental Grant Program)

California Department of Social Services (CDSS)

Replace your personal documents

Replace your birth, death, and marriage certificates
(Fees are waived)

California Department of Public Health (CDPH)

LA County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC)

Replace your identity and car documents

Car registration and titles
Driver’s licenses and ID cards

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV)

Get or replace manufactured and mobile home (MH-unit) documents

Ownership documents
Salvage certificates and removal from HCD registration

Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)

Replace your property records

LA County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC)

Replace income tax documents
(Fees are waived)

Franchise Tax Board (FTB)

Replace military service records

California Veterans Affairs (CalVet)

Insurance claims

Get help with insurance claims

Handling delays
Living expenses
Underinsurance disputes

Department of Insurance (CDI)

Employment

If you can’t work due to the fires, apply for benefits

State and federal unemployment benefits
Disability insurance benefits
Job opportunities and training

Employment Development Department (EDD)

Taxes

Get help with taxes

Income tax relief and filing assistance
Address updates

Franchise Tax Board (FTB)

Get help with tax relief

LA County Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC)

Rebuilding help

Business help

Get help with business taxes

Sales and use tax
Extensions to file returns
Relief from interest and penalties

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA)

Get business income tax relief and filing extensions

Franchise Tax Board (FTB)

Get employer payroll tax extensions

Employment Development Department (EDD)

Replace your business records

LA County Registrar Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC)

Get help for businesses

Small business assistance
Grants
Worker development programs

LA County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO)

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Health

Housing

Social services

Individual assistance

Replace your personal documents

Insurance claims

Employment

Taxes

Rebuilding help

Business help

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