The Valley Fire in east San Diego County has burned 9,850 acres over Labor Day weekend and firefighters continue to tackle the flames. NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez reports.
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in San Diego County Sunday night due to the Valley Fire.
Thousands of acres have been charred by the fast-moving Valley Fire, reports NBC 7's Amber Frias
The emergency proclamation includes:
- Mobilizing the California National Guard to support disaster response and relief efforts
- Suspending provisions of Unemployment Insurance Code, imposing a one-week waiting period for unemployment insurance applicants for all applicants unemployed as a direct result of the fires who applied for unemployment insurance benefits from Friday dating back to March 4
- Waiving fees to replace copies of certificates of birth, death, marriage and dissolution-of-marriage records for anyone who lost such records as a result of the fire
- Suspending Vehicle Code sections requiring payment of fees for requests of replacing a driver's license or identification card, vehicle registration certificate or certificate of title for anyone who lost such records as a result of the fire
- Suspending Vehicle Code sections requiring the timely registration or transfer of title for any vehicle for any resident unable to comply with those requirements as a result of the fire.
The time covered by the suspension shall not be included in calculating any late penalty.
The Valley FIre began at approximately 2:15 p.m. Saturday off Spirit Trail
and Japatul Road in the Japatul Valley near Alpine. As of Monday morning, it burned 10,258 acres and was 1% contained, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Crews worked in triple-digit heat again on Sunday, saving homes threatened by the Valley Fire, reports NBC 7's Ramon Galindo.
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