16-09 SUPPLYING AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY (SAVE) CARD

Question 1

16-09 SUPPLYING AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY (SAVE) CARD

The SAVE Card Program is an initiative managed by the California Fire Foundation that gives first responders the opportunity to offer financial relief to victims of natural
disasters where property damages are a minimum of ___%. Presently, the cards have a value of $___

Answer 1

25

100

Question 2

16-09 SUPPLYING AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY (SAVE) CARD

The SAVE Card Coordinator is the Assistant Bureau Commander – Operations South Bureau

SAVE Cards are distributed to each Bureau Office (Valley, West, South, and Central).

Answer 2

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Question 3

16-09 SUPPLYING AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY (SAVE) CARD

25% property loss is based on the loss of personal contents within an entire household.

This assessment does not include structural damage but merely the personal contents of the household. Should structural damage be significant enough to prevent the resident from remaining in the household, this would constitute an appropriate issuance of the SAVE Card.

Answer 3

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Question 4

16-09 SUPPLYING AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY (SAVE) CARD

One SAVE Card shall be issued per dwelling, not per individual in a dwelling.

However, it is acceptable to issue more than one SAVE Card per dwelling, for the same incident, if an Incident Commander determines that a dwelling contains more than one Head of Household.

Answer 4

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Question 5

16-09 SUPPLYING AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY (SAVE) CARD

Ineligible SAVE Card Recipients:

Businesses.

Victims of crisis or emergencies not impacted by fire or other natural disasters (such as traffic accidents, evacuees forced to flee due to pending wildfires, or those victims who do not incur 25% damage to their residential property).

Answer 5

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Question 6

16-09 SUPPLYING AID TO VICTIMS OF EMERGENCY (SAVE) CARD

The Incident Commander will determine if property damages are consistent with program criteria of 25% or greater.

The initial on-scene fire company that responded to the incident and/or first in district fire company should issue the SAVE Card to the victim(s).

Answer 6

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