SoCal residents band together in an effort to restore and heal what is left of their community

Southern California is in another round of High winds and fiery weather this week. While some residents are being proactive about new fire threats, others are in the process of recovering from what burned. But they don’t do it alone.

Bernie’s Bernedoodle is part of the crisis response team. He traveled eight hours with his human from Tucson to Southern California to provide support to wildfire victims and first responders.

“He did a great job of making people smile, especially when they were under duress and in less than ideal circumstances,” said Jim Watts, Bernie’s therapist.

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Bernie had a busy schedule the moment he arrived, stopping by ambulance services and elementary school students.

“Twice we were at the Pasadena Police Department, we did a roll call. We went to the 911 center, we went all over the police department,” Watts said.

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Fox met with Bernie at FEMA’s Disaster Recovery Center in Pasadena.

“FEMA may be able to help people out there Uninsured or underinsured. This applies to both homeowners and renters. FEMA may be able to help fund immediate needs. “This may be to address immediate needs that people had when they had to leave their homes,” said Kim Kiplish, a public affairs specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

FEMA can also help provide funds for temporary housing. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides Monetary resourcesOther four-legged friends provide comfort.

Angie would come to the Pasadena Disaster Recovery Center for a few hours a day to help evacuees like her.

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“The way she was arriving home, like our front mailbox she hadn’t heard a noise in 21 years. There was a buzzing sound. You could tell she was scared,” said John Gutierrez, Angie’s father.

Now that it was safe to return home, Angie and her human knew the community needed their support.

“Some people cry, some people feel very grateful, but it brightens their day and brings smiles, so I think it’s as hard as it is right now, anything anyone can do to help, that’s what we can do,” Gutierrez said.

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There are two disaster recovery centers that help wildfire victims in Southern California. It is open every day of the week. FEMA also advises people who need assistance to go to their website for a faster and easier way to apply for assistance.