CPMA Wildfire Relief and Recovery Resource Center
For Your Home
CHECKLIST: What
to Do If You Lose Your Home in a Wildfire
FAQ: Returning After a Fire |
LA County
City of L.A. Emergency
Management Department
Assistance for Property Owners
Other Assistance &
Support
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | Offering forbearance, payment deferral plans, and disaster recovery
counseling through HUD.
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Tax
Filing Extensions https://sherman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/tax-relief-response-la-county-fires
Assistance for Property Owners
Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):
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Individual
assistance is available throughFEMA. Three ways to
register for FEMA Assistance andvideo
tutorial:
1. Online atDisasterAssistance.gov. Applying online
is the easiest, fastest, and most convenient way to apply.
2. On theFEMA Appfor mobile
devices.
3. Call the FEMA
helpline at 1-800-621-3362: 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. (PST). Help is available
in most languages.
LA
County Property Damage Claims:
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For
assistance seeking help for property damage claims, contact the LA County Tax
Assessor atAssessor - Disaster Reliefor at (213) 974-3211.
Tips:
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Document
damage with photos or videos.
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Keep
all receipts for expenses related to evacuation or temporary housing.
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Check
out theTop 10 Tips for Wildfire Claimants.
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For personal
assistance, contact the California Department of Insurance Hotline at (800)
927-4357.
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Find
out if your home has been damaged withDamage Inspection Dashboard
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Insurance
claims can be found at theResources to Help Recent
Wildfire Victims.
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Taxpayers
and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires will be granted a
postponement to file California and federal tax returns. A list of all tax
programs included in this extension can be foundhere.
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Tax
relief could be available if your property is damaged or destroyed by a fire.
File anApplication for Reassessment:
Property Damaged or Destroyed by Misfortune or Calamitywith the Assessor’s Office within 12 months.
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Access shelter and housing services
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Take care of your health, safety, and
emotional well-being
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Avoid After-Disaster Scams
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If
you see price gouging or if you've been the victim of it, file a report with
the California Department of Justice at:ca.gov/report
For Your Practice
Governor Newsom Issues Executive
Order Postponing Renewal Fees for Licensees Impacted by Los Angeles Fires
Eligible licensees can
elect to postpone payment of 2025 license renewal fees to 2026
On January 29, 2025,
Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-15-25, which postpones for one year the
license renewal fees for Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA/Department)
licenses that expire between January 1, 2025 and June 30, 2025, and whose
residential or business address is within the impacted zip codes:
- 90041, 90049, 90265, 90272, 90290,
90402, 91001, 91024, 91103 91104, 91107, 91367, 93536
Upon license renewal
(either online or by paper, depending on the licensing entity), licensees
eligible for the renewal fee postponement will renew with no payment due. This
year’s renewal fees will automatically be postponed to 2026.
Please note, renewal fees
are not waived. You will still be
required to pay the fees, but they will not be collected until 2026.
Licensees with
questions should contact their licensing Board or Bureau directly. For Board
and Bureau contact information, click here.
Doctors Affected by SoCal Fires Will
Be Granted Automatic MIPS Exceptions
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) recently announced that physicians participating in the
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) who have been adversely impacted by
the Southern California fires will be covered under the "Extreme and
Uncontrollable Circumstances" policy for both the 2024 and 2025
performance periods.
This policy grants MIPS-eligible
clinicians exceptions without having to submit an exception request. Physicians
in the affected areas will be automatically identified and have all 4
performance categories reweighted to 0% during the data submission period for
the 2024 performance period (January 2 to March 31, 2025) and 2025 performance
period (January 2 to March 31, 2026). This will result in a score equal to the
performance threshold.
However, if MIPS eligible clinicians
in these areas submit data on 2 or more performance categories for either/both
performance years, they’ll be scored on those performance categories and
receive a payment adjustment based on their MIPS final score.
The automatic extreme and
uncontrollable circumstances policy will not apply to MIPS eligible clinicians
in MIPS Alternative Payment Models (APMs), or to those participating in MIPS as
groups, subgroups or virtual groups. However, groups, virtual groups, and APM
entities can request reweighting through the EUC exception application.
Subgroups will inherit any reweighting approved for their affiliated group;
they can’t request reweighting independent of their affiliated group’s
status.
For More Information
Please reference the MIPS EUC Exception section on the
Quality Payment Program Exception Applications webpage and 2024 MIPS Automatic EUC Policy Fact
Sheet (PDF, 401KB) and 2025 MIPS Automatic EUC Policy Fact
Sheet (PDF, 326KB).
Support for Affected Businesses
·
Taxpayers
and businesses impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires will be granted a postponement
to file their tax returns. A list of all tax programs included in this
extension can be found here.
·
The
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is expected to have disaster loans
available to homeowners, renters, and businesses of all sizes in areas covered
by a disaster declaration. You can find more information here:
§
California January Wind and
Fires Incident
§ General Information on Disaster
Programs
·
Get
support from the Los Angeles County Economic
Development Corporation and find information on What To Do After a Disaster
·
Businesses
impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires will be granted a postponement to file
their tax returns. A list of all tax programs included in this extension can be
found here.
· Los Angeles Economic and
Workforce Development Department has assembled resources for business
and workers impacted by the fire.
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For
Workers:
§ Work Source Centers provide free
employment services for dislocated workers
§
If
you have lost a job, apply for unemployment benefits here.
§ Additional job loss and layoff
assistance for workers.
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For
Businesses:
§ Business Source Centers provide free
business consultation services as well as loan and grant assistance
§ Los Angeles County Economic
Development Corporationprovides resources to assist
businesses survive and recover after natural disasters
§
Strategies
to avert layoffs for businesses can be found here.
§ State of California Resources
for Businesses impacted by fire
including grant and loan information
For Your Patients
CMA Guide
CMA’s
publishes guide to help patients and physicians obtain information about how
patients can access care, refill prescriptions, replace medical supplies or ID
cards, prior authorization/referrals and more. Download now
- Health
Net |Doctors and nurse practitioners can call Health Net
at 1-800-641-7761 for help with:
- Emergency prescription
refill guidelines.
- Escalating approvals
to reduce approval turnaround times.
- Approval for
out-of-network treatments when in-network resources are unavailable.
- L.A. Care Health
Plan | Service Updates for L.A. Care Members
- L.A. Care understands
that during this emergency some members may have to seek out-of-network
services. This may happen if a member's usual provider is unable to work
because the facility is shut down, or the provider is directly impacted
by the fires. For guidance in this situation, please call one of
the following numbers:
- Medi-Cal1-888-839-9909
- L.A. Care Covered
™ 1-855-270-2327
- PASC-SEIU
Plan 1-844-854-7272
- L.A. Care Medicare
Plus 1-833-LAC-DSNP (1-833-522-3767) (TTY: 711)
Patient Communications
Clear communication builds
trust during difficult times.
Mental Health
- Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health 1-800-854-7771
- Carelon Behavioral
Health 1-877-344-2858
- National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 (TTY: 711) 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
Prescription Information
- GoodRx is offering
free telehealth visits for Angelenos in need. Talk to a provider online
for $0 using promo code LA-GOODRX-CARE. Terms and conditions apply
- Medi-Cal 1-888-839-9909
- Health Net 1-800-641-7761
- L.A. Care Covered
™ 1-855-270-2327
- PASC-SEIU Plan 1-844-854-7272
- L.A.
Care Medicare Plus 1-833-LAC-DSNP (1-833-522-3767) (TTY:
711)
Mental Health
- Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health 1-800-854-7771
- Carelon Behavioral
Health 1-877-344-2858
- National
Suicide Prevention Lifeline at (800) 273-8255 (TTY: 711) 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week.
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