How to donate to help California fire victims and fighters

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Midday in San Francisco during the Camp Fire 175 miles north

With three major fires (and many more smaller fires) burning across California right now, every little bit helps and you can be a part of that support.

I live about 95 miles from Paradise, CA, the town that literally burned to the ground within the past week. The Camp Fire, named for Camp Creek Road, where the fire started, is California's most destructive on record (currently burning 113,000 acres) and deadliest on record (at 29 and rising).

Then, there are the Woolsey and Hills fires in Southern California, which have collectively destroyed more than 96,000 acres across L.A. and Ventura counties.

If you check
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, there are more than a dozen active fires across California right now.

The devastation can be seen literally across the state. The skies 170 miles south of Paradise are blanketed in smoke and tinted orange. Everything reminds us of the terrible disaster that is still in full effect for our friends to the North.

If you have some extra money, please consider sending it to local organizations across California to help aid victims of these fires.


Here’s a list of organizations to which you can donate funds to help victims of, and firefighters battling, the horrendous multiple wildfires ravaging California. If you know of any other worthy organizations, please tack on links to them as replies.
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Local aid


In northern California, the
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sending monetary donations to the
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. If you live near Butte County (where Paradise is located), you can also drop of warm clothes, shoes and socks, and other necessities at the Hope Center in Oroville (1950 Kitrick Ave A).

In Southern California, KTLA is recommending
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and the
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for local aid.

Animal aid


Fires, especially ones that ravage homes and send families away without warning, often leave pets lost and separated from their owners. Local animal shelters and foundations need lots of monetary help, as well as supplies like crates and bowls for the massive influx of new patients.

In Northern California, the best place to start is the
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for monetary donations. From there, you can also learn how to volunteer and where you can send much-needed supplies.

In Southern California, you can donate to the
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and the
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. You can also visit the L.A. County Department of Animal Care to adopt a pet or drop off some of those needed supplies at their Castaic animal care center (31044 N. Charlie Canyon Road).

National aid


Of course, many national organizations are helping across the state with pop up shelters, emergency medical attention, and whatever they can provide. Your donations will help the victims of the California fires, as well as across the U.S.

The
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is currently providing shelters for displaced families across California and are always on the scene of any disaster with as much help as they can give.

The
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works to help victims in the aftermath of a fire with finding new homes, getting their lives back together, and emotional support.

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, the search engine service you use every day, has a special link at the top of any search for "Donate Camp Fire." You can donate directly to the
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, which will distribute donations to nonprofit organizations that are most affected by the California fires.

If you have it in your heart and your wallet to help out, California needs you.


Praying for the safety of our neighbors, loved ones and all those affected by the rapidly spreading fires in California. We’re grateful to the firefighters and first responders working to keep everyone safe. Apple is donating to relief efforts for Northern & Southern California.

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook)
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