Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for areas affected by the Crown fire in Palmdale and Leona Valley. In response, the American Red Cross has closed the last of it’s shelters opened due to the fires — the Marie Kerr Park shelter.
The Crown fire scorched almost 14,000 acres in Northern Los Angeles and was estimated at being 82% contained Saturday afternoon.
During the fire, the American Red Cross set up three shelters:
- Acton Community Center
- Agua Dulce Elementary School
- Marie Kerr Park
Because the fire is still burning, the Red Cross remains on watch for any new response requests.
At the height of the crisis, which began late Thursday afternoon, almost 200 people sought shelter at an American Red Cross shelter in Palmdale’s Marie Kerr Park.
Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting the disaster-related needs of individuals and families as a result of single-family home fires to large-scale disasters like wildfires. The Red Cross provides food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional support and health related services. Caseworkers meet individually with those affected with the goal of helping them get their lives back to as normal as possible under these conditions. The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from concerned immediate family members outside the disaster-affected area, and links disaster victims to other available resources.
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