California – UCC Response – 2018 Wildfires

by Carol Fouke-Mpoyo | published on Nov 15, 2018

The Camp and Woolsey fires in California are now listed as 100 percent contained, with 85 confirmed dead and nearly 200 still listed as missing. UCC Disaster Ministries calls on the whole church to keep Californians in prayer during this time. We continue to liaise with both our Northern California Nevada Conference and Southern California Nevada Conference to provide support, and we remain committed to long-term recovery.

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Updated 11/30/2018

The Current Situation – 2018 Wildfires

The Camp and Woolsey fires are now listed as 100 percent contained. According to the California government site CalFire, as of this morning:

* The Camp Fire, in Butte County, has burned 153,336 acres and is listed as 100 percent contained. The confirmed civilian death toll stands at 85, with nearly 200 people still listed as missing. 13,972 residences have been destroyed, along with 4,821 other buildings.

* The Woolsey Fire, in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, has burned 96,949 acres and is 100 percent contained. Three civilian fatalities are confirmed. Some 1,500 structures have been destroyed and 341 damaged. (11/20/2018 data)

The UCC’s Response

UCC Disaster Ministries calls on the whole church to keep Californians in prayer during this time. Some of our churches, members and entire communities have been retraumatized by the ever-changing and long-running blazes, as they were at the epicenter of devastating fires only months ago.

We continue to liaise with both our Northern California Nevada Conference and Southern California Nevada Conference to provide support, and we remain committed to long-term recovery.

In demonstration of that commitment, UCC Disaster Ministries authorized a $3,000 solidarity grant to the Northern California Nevada Conference to join the First Congregational Church in Redding and the wider community in providing gift cards to families affected by the Carr Fires in the Redding area in July 2018.

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