Butte County – Park Fire – Relief and Recovery Applications

Small Business Association Disaster Loan

Disaster Loans for Property Owners, Renters, Small Businesses & Nonprofits

Disaster Loan Outreach Center
Butte College Skyway Center
Butte College Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
2480 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico, CA 95928

Mon-Fri: 8am-5pm

Disaster Loan Outreach Representatives are also available at the Butte County Right of Entry Center located at 765 East Ave. Suite 130, Chico Mon-Fri: 10am-3pm

Provides information and assistance with applications for small business loans for properties damaged during the Park Fire.

Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets.
For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Economic injury assistance is available regardless of whether the business suffered any property damage.
SBA disaster loans up to $500,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate.
Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $100,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property, including personal vehicles.

Interest does not begin to accrue until 12 months from the date of the first disaster loan disbursement. SBA disaster loan repayment begins 12 months from the date of the first disbursement.

The deadline to apply for property damage is December 20, 2024. The deadline to apply for economic injury is July 21, 2025.

Applicants can apply online at SBA.gov/disaster or in person at the Disaster Loan Outreach Center. For more information, call 800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov

United Way of Northern California

Emergency Financial Assistance

Offering emergency financial assistance of up to $500 per household whose primary residence sustained at least 50% damage or more as a result of 2024 Wildfires. Applicants must have an ID, and verification of impacted address (such as utility bill, deed, invoice, lease, W2, paystub, etc). Residences must be located within the following counties: Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity.

To apply, visit norcalunited.co/2024ReliefIntake

Applications close July 26, 2025

United Way of Northern California offers a variety of services. To ensure one receives all the services one needs, please complete the UWNC Program Referral Form

Please Note: Only one application per household. More than one family (roommates, etc.) living within the same home/property will need to decide how to split the relief fund.

Nation’s Finest

535 Wall Street, Chico
530-809-2831 or 1-833-468-9676
Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Offers assistance with finding housing for veterans who lost their rental housing due to the Park Fire. Please note, this program currently only has the funding to assist veterans who were renters, not homeowners.

Must provide photo ID, social security card, proof of income and DD 214. If you do not have your DD 214 card, Nation’s Finest can verify your veteran status. Survivors who are currently homeless, will also need to sign a self-declaration form.

To inquire about this service, call to schedule an appointment at 530-809-2831 or 833-468-9676 and ask to be connected to the Chico office.

DoorDash – Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund

Offering a grant opportunity for restaurant owners in Butte and Tehama counties who were affected by the Park Fire. The grant offers up to $10,000 to qualifying restaurant owners to cover various operating expenses, such as rent or mortgage payments, food and beverage inventory, utilities, supplies and supplier costs.

Applications close May 30th, 2025.

For more information and to apply, visit get.doordash.com/en-us/about/disaster-relief-fund

Butte County Tax Assessors Office

Property Reassessment After a Disaster

Offering property assessment after the Park Fire. Disaster affected property owners can apply to have their property reassessed after a disaster to reduce or defer property taxes with no penalties or interest.

Main Office – 25 County Center Drive, Suite 100, Oroville, CA, 95965
530-552-3800
Mon-Fri 9am-3pm

Branch Office – 196 Memorial Way, Chico, CA, 95926
530-552-3800
By Appointment Only

To request service, fill out a form over the phone or online at: www.buttecounty.net/230/Property-Damage-Calamity

Employment Development Department (EDD)

To apply for unemployment, visit edd.ca.gov/UNEMPLOYMENT

AT&T

Waived Charges for Park Fire Impacted Customers

AT&T is waiving the following charges for residential and business wireline orders for those impacted by the Park Fire:

One-time activation fee for establishing Remote Call Forwarding, Remote Access to Call Forwarding, Call Forwarding features and Messaging services.
Monthly rate for one month for Remote Call Forwarding, Remote Access to Call Forwarding, Call Forwarding features and Messaging services.
Service charge for installation of service at the temporary or new permanent location of the customer and again when the customer moves back to the original premises.
Fee for one jack and associated wiring at the temporary location regardless of whether the customer has an Inside Wire plan.
Fee for up to five free jacks and associated wiring for Inside Wire Plan customers upon their return to their permanent location.
Fee for one jack and associated wiring for non-Plan customers upon their return to their permanent location.

For assistance, customers in affected areas can call 800-791-6661, option 2 (consumer) and 800-321-2000 (small business). For more information visit https://about.att.com/pages/disaster-recovery/2024/norcalwildfires

For additional information on wireline residential and small business waivers, please click here.

PG&E

Financial relief for residential and small business customers

https://bit.ly/3SL9Eb0
PG&E is offering:

Billing support to stop estimated energy usage attributed to the time period the home or business was unoccupied as a result of the emergency, and discontinue billing for structures that were lost in the fire
Credit relief for eligible customers who have lost their home or business by offering flexible payment arrangements for previous account balances
Financial assistance for qualified customers

For more information, please visit pge.com/customer-protection.

Alta Heritage Foundation

Offering a service to help recover cremains at no cost, for those who lost their homes and the cremated remains of their loved ones due to the wildfire.

To apply, visit www.cremainsrecovery.com select Service Request, and fill out the form. That will put you in their database and then they will be in touch with you.

Although this is a free service that is being offered, they are accepting donations on their website under Make a Donation.

For more information, visit www.cremainsrecovery.com or contact Lynne Engelbert at 408-981-7831 or lengelbert@comcast.net