Addresses of evacuation sites; Evacuation sites for animals; Phone numbers and addresses for general information and Web sites for general information
Firefighters from the Salida Fire Protection District spray water on the approaching wildfires in Running Springs, California, USA, 23 October 2007. Firestorms burned across southern California on 23 October for the third straight day as US President George W. Bush declared a state of emergency and 950,000 residents of the region fled for their lives. EPA/PAUL BUCK
Evacuation sites:
National Orange Show Fairgrounds Citrus Building, Gate No. 7 590 Arrowhead Ave. San Bernardino
Victorville Fairgrounds 14800 Seventh St. Victorville
Agoura Hills High School 28545 W. Driver Ave. Agoura Hills
Golden Valley 27051 Robert Lee Parkway Santa Clarita
Saugus High School 21900 Centurian Way Saugus
Temecula Community Recreation Center 30875 Rancho Vista Road Temecula
Quartz Hill High School 6040 W. Ave. L Quartz Hill
Palisades High School 15777 Bowdoin St. Pacific Palisades
Malibu High School 30215 Morning View Drive Malibu
El Toro High School 25255 Toledo Way (between Jeronimo and Trabuco) Lake Forest
El Modena High School 3920 Spring St. (between North Hewes and Prospect) Orange
Escondido High School 1535 N. Broadway Escondido
Santana High School 9915 Magnolia Ave. Santee
Mira Mesa High School 10510 Reagan Road San Diego
Steele Canyon High School 12440 Campo Road Spring Valley
Faith Chapel Church 9400 Campo Road Spring Valley
Carlsbad High School 3557 Lancer Way Carlsbad
Chula Vista High School 820 Fourth Ave. Chula Vista
Valley Center High School 31322 Cole Grade Road Valley Center
Campo Community Center 976 Sheridan Road Campo
Fillmore Veterans Memorial 511 Second St. Fillmore
Del Mar Fairgrounds 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Del Mar
Qualcomm Stadium 9449 Friars Road San Diego
San Diego High School 1405 Park Blvd. San Diego
Mount Carmel High School 9550 Carmel Mountain Road San Diego
Community Resource Center 656 Second St. Encinitas
Mission Hills Church 400 Mission Hills Court San Marcos
New Song Community Church 3985 Mission Ave. Oceanside
Jerry Lewis Community Center 7793 Central Ave. Highland
Evacuation sites for animals:
Large animal shelter Pierce College 6201 Winnetka Ave. Woodland Hills, Calif. 91371
Large animal shelter 12584 Mapleview St. Lakeside, Calif. 92040 (619) 561-4331
Large animal shelter Antelope Valley Fair Grounds 2551 West Ave. H Lancaster, Calif. 93536
Large animal shelter Victorville Fairgrounds 14800 Seventh St. Victorville
Large animal shelter Yucaipa Regional Park 33900 Oak Glen Road Yucaipa, Calif.
Small animal shelter Steele Canyon High School 12440 Campo Road Spring Valley
Small animal shelter San Bernardino Valley Humane Society 374 W. Orange Show Road San Bernardino, Calif.
Small animal shelter Devore Animal Shelter 19777 Shelter Way Devore, Calif.
Small animal shelter Agoura Animal Shelter 29525 Agoura Road Agoura Hills, Calif. 91301 (818) 991-0071
Small animal shelter Castaic Animal Shelter 31044 N. Charlie Canyon Road Castaic, Calif. 91384 (661) 257-3191
Small animal shelter A New Leash on Life 16742 Placerita Canyon Road Newhall, Calif. 91321
(661) 255-0097For 24-hour community, health and disaster information: Dial 211
Motorists can call: 511
California Department of Transportation: (619) 688-6670 or (800) 427-ROAD
California Department of Insurance: (800) 927-HELP, (213) 897-8921 (out of state), (800) 482-4833 (TDD)
Orange County Office of Emergency Services 2644 Santiago Canyon Road Silverado, Calif. 92676 (714) 628-7055
Riverside County Office of Emergency Services 4080 Lemon St., Suite 8 P.O. Box 1412 Riverside, Calif. 92502-1412 (951) 955-4700
San Bernardino County Office of Emergency Services 1743 W. Miro Way Rialto, Calif. 92376 (909) 356-3998
San Diego County Office of Emergency Services 5555 Overland Ave., Building 19 San Diego, Calif. 92123 (858) 565-3490
Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Services 4410 Cathedral Oaks Road Santa Barbara, Calif. 93110 (805) 681-5526
Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management 1275 N. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, Calif. 90063 (323) 980-2261
Ventura County Office of Emergency Services 800 S. Victoria Ave. Ventura, Calif. 93009 (805) 654-2551
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Riverside County (951) 940-6985
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, San Diego (619) 590-3160
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, San Bernardino (909) 881-6950
San Diego evacuation information (858) 565-3465
Los Angeles County Fire call center (323) 881-2411
Orange County Emergency Operation (714) 628-7085
U.S. Forestry Service, San Bernardino (909) 383-5651
North County Fire (San Marcos, Rancho Bernardo, Del Dios) (909) 383-5651
San Diego city hot line (619) 570-1070
Malibu city hot line (310) 456-9982
Irvine city hot line (714) 628-7085
Los Angeles County hot line (nonresidents) (800) 980-4990Volunteer Center of Los Angeles (818) 908-5066e-mail@vcla.net
L.A. Works (323) 224-6510info@laworks.com
Volunteer Center of Orange County (714) 953-5757
Volunteer San Diego (858) 636-4131volunteer1@volunteersandiego.org
Riverside County Red Cross (888) 831-0031
San Diego/Imperial counties Red Cross (858) 309-1200
Orange County Red Cross (714) 481-5300
Ventura County Red Cross (805) 339-2234
Los Angeles Red Cross (888) 864-3575
San Bernardino Red Cross (909) 888-1481
America's Second Harvest -- The Nation's Food Bank Network (800) 771-2303
St. Vincent De Paul Village (619) 446-2100
Goodwill (888) 446-6394
Salvation Army (619) 231-6000
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