Here is
our weekly update! Hope it finds you well! Remember that if
you have concerns about flooding in your area you can call Ted Golondzinier
of San Bernardino County Flood Control 387-7919 or Lynn Merrill Director
of Public Services of San Bernardino City Public Works 384-5111. Both
of these gentlemen were at our Debris Flow Information meeting and offered
their phone numbers to us!
Lila Hayes
Old Fire Recovery
Group
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Meeting Schedule - There are
so many holidays from now until the end of the year, but please feel free
to contact us if you have any questions or concerns!
Oct 31: No meeting due to Halloween
Nov 7: 2:00PM Calvary Baptist Church - CARe
workshop
Nov 14: No meeting due to Veterans day
Nov 21: 2:00PM Calvary Baptist Church - CARe
workshop
Nov 28: No meeting due to Thanksgiving
Dec 5: 2:00PM Calvary Baptist Church - CARe
workshop
Dec 12: 2:00PM Calvary Baptist Church - CARe
workshop
Dec 19 & 26: No meeting due to Christmas
We would like to start focusing more on rebuilding with just a
small insurance section. If anyone knows someone who would be a good
speaker or if you have any suggestions for the future, please feel free to let
us know!
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Thank you to everyone who
brought snacks this past Sunday! It was a nice change... especially the
ice cream!!!
Well, on Sunday Senator Longville was there to give
a presentation thanking George and Pat for all of their long hard service!
Thank you George and Pat. And thank you Claudia for initiating the entire
thing!
If anyone took pictures of this weekend, can
you please share them with us? I somehow forgot to bring a camera this
past weekend.
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In the news
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Here are is one about Saturday's picnic from the Press
Enterprise
Here is a link to one article in The Sun. On the
right are links to related articles. If this link doesn't work, go to
www.sbsun.com and search for "old fire".
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Internet finds this week
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California Department of Insurance Press Release October 25,
2004 INSURANCE COMMISSIONER JOHN GARAMENDI UNVEILS “DISTURBING” REPORT ON
INSURER HANDLING OF CLAIMS FOLLOWING DEVASTATING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
WILDFIRES
The above link includes a link to a "One Year Anniversary
Report" (scroll to bottom of page). Very interesting!!! Thanks to
everyone for sending in those RFA's (see end of page for more details by
George)
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I read HERE that Eaton Canyon survivors helped put this
"rebuilding booklet" together.
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Pictures of the fire (this time in the San
Bernardino area!) that won awards this year.
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From: carehelp
[mailto:carehelp@nc.rr.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 12:55
PM
To
Subject: URGENT NEED FOR
RFA'S
October 26,
2004
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
URGENT
New RFA
Information
Needed by the California DEPARTMENT
OF INSURANCE
Any
homeowner who has (been):
·
CANCELLED;
·
NON-RENEWED;
·
DENIED
INSURANCE;
·
DENIED “FAIR PLAN”
COVERAGE;
·
RECEIVED A REDUCTION IN
INSURANCE;
·
RECEIVED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE
IN PREMIUM; or
·
UNABLE TO INCREASE COVERAGE
LIMITS
because
of:
·
“BRUSH” CLEARANCE
ISSUES;
·
“CLUE”
REPORTING;
·
“USE IT AND LOSE IT”
CONSEQUENCES; or
·
AGENT’S REFUSAL TO PROVIDE
PROPER COVERAGES
PLEASE COMPLETE A REQUEST FOR
ASSISTANCE (RFA) with the Department of Insurance
(CDI).
CALL:
1-800-927-4357
OR GO ONLINE AT: http://www.insurance.ca.gov/docs/FS-RFA.htm
The Department of Insurance is
promulgating emergency measures to deal with these issues and any “Use it and
lose it” problems.
YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION IS ESSENTIAL
TO PROTECT YOURSELF, YOUR NEIGHBORS AND YOUR
COMMUNITY.
CARe encourages any impacted property owner to an
submit RFA NOW to give the CDI the valuable information and support it needs to
remedy a potential insurance coverage crisis and to continue to address
underinsurance issues.
Please keep us posted on your
response to the CDI. Thank you,
George
Kehrer
Executive Director,
CARe