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What will be accomplished from conducting the exercise? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

What will be accomplished from conducting the exercise?

The Sonoma County Alert System (SoCoAlert) exercise will let emergency officials compare how two alert and warning system providers (CodeRED and Everbridge) perform in reaching residents of two areas east…

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Who is participating in the exercise? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

Who is participating in the exercise?

Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management Santa Rosa Fire Department Santa Rosa Police Department Fountaingrove homeowners’ association Montecito Heights homeowners’ association National Weather Service SF Bay Area/Monterey

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Will you be doing this in other Sonoma County neighborhoods? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

Will you be doing this in other Sonoma County neighborhoods?

Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management conducts smaller-scale tests periodically throughout the County over the course of the year. We only do one large-scale test per year, and we rotate…

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If my property is damaged by the debris removal contractors, may I use my debris removal insurance proceeds to make repairs? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

If my property is damaged by the debris removal contractors, may I use my debris removal insurance proceeds to make repairs?

No. If your property is damaged, property owners should file a claim with the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). The form can be found online here and…

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Is removing dead or burned trees and/or vegetation an allowable offsetting expense? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

Is removing dead or burned trees and/or vegetation an allowable offsetting expense?

If the category of your policy that pays the debris removal expenses allows for tree and/or vegetation removal, then the expense is an allowable offsetting cost. However, if your policy…

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If I receive debris removal designated insurance funds from my insurance company after the county sends out invoices, what should I do? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

If I receive debris removal designated insurance funds from my insurance company after the county sends out invoices, what should I do?

If the check is made payable to you and the County of Sonoma, you should endorse the check and submit it to the county at the below address, and the…

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My insurance company won’t release debris removal designated insurance funds until they get an invoice. If they pay the county directly and I have qualified offsetting debris removal expenses, how will that be handled? Will the county write me a check? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

My insurance company won’t release debris removal designated insurance funds until they get an invoice. If they pay the county directly and I have qualified offsetting debris removal expenses, how will that be handled? Will the county write me a check?

You will be notified when the county receives debris removal designated insurance funds from your insurance company. At that time, you will have the opportunity to submit a request for…

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I have received all available insurance money from my policy, and I haven’t started rebuilding so I don’t know what other debris removal expenses I may incur. When I get the invoice, when will payment be expected? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

I have received all available insurance money from my policy, and I haven’t started rebuilding so I don’t know what other debris removal expenses I may incur. When I get the invoice, when will payment be expected?

Upon receipt of the invoice, you should submit a Withholding Form and mark the paragraph “I may have additional expenses for debris removal. I agree to contact the county upon…

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If my policy does not specify an amount for debris removal, will you still seek to collect CalOES’s debris removal costs from my insurance carrier or from me? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

If my policy does not specify an amount for debris removal, will you still seek to collect CalOES’s debris removal costs from my insurance carrier or from me?

Yes, but only to the extent that insurance funds remain after your rebuild is complete or you have purchased a replacement home. All insurance carriers will receive an invoice for…

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If my insurance company has already paid me debris removal insurance funds, and I receive the county’s invoice, when is payment due? 150 150 Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

If my insurance company has already paid me debris removal insurance funds, and I receive the county’s invoice, when is payment due?

If your insurance policy has a specified amount for debris removal designated insurance funds (either a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your coverage), your payment is due once…

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