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Vista Murrieta High School has opened to house fire evacuees

Vista Murrieta High School has opened as an additional shelter to house residents who live in and around southwest Riverside County and were forced to evacuate their homes because of wildfires has been opened at . The address is 28251 Clinton Keith Rd., Murrieta

Chaparral High School is still open and the address is 27215 Nicolas Road in Temecula.

Shelters at Temecula Valley High School and the Temecula Community Recreation Center have reached or are near capacity. Evacuees no longer are being directed to those two shelters. If additional shelter sites are needed, information about the sites will be made available as quickly as possible. More than 500 evacuees were being housed at the three shelters as of 6 p.m. today (10/23).

Members of the public who need directions and other information about shelter locations should contact Daphne Berlin, the Red Cross public information officer, at (951) 775-4627.

Red Cross officials also reminded members of the community who want to help that the shelters will accept donated food items from commercial restaurants. Commercially packaged, non-perishable food items also will be accepted but homemade foods such as cakes, cookies and casseroles will not be accepted.

(SAN DIEGO COUNTY) - American Red Cross shelter locations (new locations in bold):

Borrego Springs High School, 2281 Diegueno Rd, Borrego Springs (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1058, H-1)

El Camino High School, 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive, Oceanside, (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1086, H-4)

Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center, (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1070, F-1)

Escondido High School, 1535 North Broadway (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1109, H-6)

Santana High School, 9915 Magnolia Avenue, Santee (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1231, E-4).

Mira Mesa High School, 10510 Reagan Road (off Mira Mesa Boulevard) (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1209, C-4)

Steele Canyon High School, 12440 Campo Road, Spring Valley (Thomas Brothers Map Page 1272, B-7)

Campo Community Center, 976 Sheridan Road, Campo

The Red Cross has also provided material support to the Del Mar Fairgrounds shelter and Qualcomm Stadium including meals, cots, blankets and comfort kits (hygiene products).

These facilities will remain open as long as there is a need. Residents will be provided a safe place to stay, drinks and meals, and basic health services at these locations. Additional shelters are being opened and operated by municipal and partner organizations. Residents in the potential path of fire should monitor local media for the latest information about services, or call 211 San Diego.

Residents with large animals are instructed to take them to the Lakeside Rodeo Grounds, located at Highway 67 and Mapleview Street, OR the San Diego County Fairgrounds in Del Mar. Residents are urged to place their household pets in carriers or crates plus supplies such as food and leashes if they are brought to Red Cross shelters. Bring all necessary daily medications, supplies for your children, and any other critically needed items for the next 24 to 72 hours with you to the shelter.

The Red Cross advises all residents to heed any evacuation orders immediately. For the latest information, please return to the American Red Cross website at http://www.sdarc.org under the "Current News" section on the home page. It will be updated as new information becomes available.

ALL individuals who are evacuating or have been evacuated are encouraged to register themselves on the Safe and Well website at http://www.redcross.org. If they are not able to register, they may call 800-REDCROSS and a call agent will assist them with registering themselves on the website.

For additional information about resources, please call 211 San Diego. Dial 211, or 1-858-300-1211.

Due to the generous spirit of local residents, the Red Cross has trained nearly 3,000 volunteers in the first few days of the wildfires. The Red Cross urges newly trained volunteers to be patient while awaiting assignment. Until then, volunteers are asked to continue on with their day-to-day activities and stay safe.

The best way to support relief efforts is to make a secure financial donation via this website. The Red Cross is NOT able to accept individual donations of goods at this time. Please direct your donations to our partners at the Salvation Army and Goodwill Industries, and the San Diego Food Bank.

Find out how you can help American Red Cross response efforts.

About the American Red Cross, San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter

All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. You can help the victims of thousands of disasters across the country each year, disasters like the San Diego Wildfires (DR-187-8), by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The American Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster please do so at the time of your donation. Call 1-800-REDCROSS or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). Contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund may be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P. O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. Internet users can make a secure online contribution by visiting http://www.redcross.org.

 

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