🚨NOTICE. PLEASE SHARE!!🚨 Some residents may have seen the DRAFT of the Immediate Needs Cash Distribution Application form on the LTRO website yesterday or earlier today. This DRAFT was inadvertently published on the site as we were collaborating with the LTRO Board and Pine Creek residents to finalize the process, and preparing to launch the form as quickly as possible. PLEASE ACCEPT OUR APOLOGIES FOR THE ERROR AND CONFUSION‼️
THE GOOD NEWS: The final application form will be ready next week and will be distributed via the website, Facebook, and email (if we have your address). There will be hard copies available at the LTRO office, the Malden and Pine City Food Bank, the Malden Library, and the Town of Malden office.
Thank you for sharing this news with other residents, and for your patience.
— Scott Hokonson, LTRO Director, babbroadfirerecovery@gmail.com
We encourage community members who may want grief counseling to reach out for assistance. The Washington State Mental Health Crisis Line serving eastern Washington is 888 544-9986 (24/7/365). This service is entirely free.
The 24/7 hotline for Pullman-based Palouse River Counseling is 509 334-1133. Use of the hotline is free of charge. Counseling appointments, however, will require use of medical insurance or direct payment.
Long-Term Recovery Effort
A multitude of generous individuals and organizations have come together to assist and help unite the residents of the Malden and Pine City communities in the aftermath of the Babb Road Fire on September 7, 2020. In the wake of the destructive path that the wildfire left behind, the community is coming together to rebuild.
Contact us if you have questions about the recovery effort. Email us if you would like to meet with a Case Manager.
Stop by the office if you need to talk to someone.
LTRO Board Member, Janell Turner, will be staffing the phone and office on Fridays, between the hours of 8am and 10am if you would like to visit in person.
IMAGE: Hank Cramer is the on-site representative of the Emergency Management Division, Washington State Military Dept.
The public is invited to virtual biweekly long-term recovery meetings every other Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. Further instructions and links to these meetings are on our Facebook Page and agendas.
Past meeting minutes will be posted upon board approval.
Get Help
Fire recovery resources and answers to many of your questions are available by clicking here. Please contact Hank if you want make an appointment with a case manager. For agendas and minutes to our long-term recovery group meetings, click here.
How to Volunteer
Individuals or organizations who are interested in volunteering to help our community rebuild, please contact us about opportunities. Or call 509-508-9806 and we will put you in touch with the Volunteer Coordinator.
We are grateful for all the support.
Donate
Innovia Foundation and United Way of Whitman County have created emergency fire relief funds to assist those affected by the Babb Road Fire. Please direct your charitable dollars to those organizations.
Stories & Updates
Trump is blocking aid to Malden, Pine City fire victims over beef with Inslee, McMorris Rodgers aide says
This article first appeared in The Spokesman-Review, on Saturday, January 16 2021. By Emma Epperly and Orion Donovan-Smith from The Spokesman-Review More than four months after a wildfire tore through Malden and Pine City, President Donald Trump is withholding federal...
Washington lands agency seeks big funding bill to combat increasingly bigger fire seasons
Originally published on January 12, 2021 9:25 pm at KNKX. By Courtney Flatt. To keep Washington from facing another devastating fire season, Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is asking the state legislature to create a dedicated fund for firefighting, forest...
Washington lands chief again proposes dedicated funds to fight wildfires
Article originally posted by NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS (Associated Press) SPOKANE, Wash. Jan. 12, 2021 1:12 p.m. After yet another year of catastrophic wildfires in Washington state, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz is once again proposing that the state create a...
Donations
The following organizations are accepting monetary contributions on our behalf. If you have other items to donate, please email us.
Innovia Foundation has established the Wildfire Emergency Response Fund – Eastern Washington to provide emergency relief to nonprofit organizations and businesses supporting communities, individuals and families adversely impacted by the 2020 wildfire season.
United Way of Whitman County has created the Whitman County Fire Community Relief Fund to assist those affected by the firestorm that leveled Malden and Pine City and destroyed homes in the Colfax area during the September 7 Babb Road Fire.
Get in Touch. Get Involved.
Send us a message if you need recovery assistance or have ideas about helping our community rebuild.
Tell us how we are doing. We want to hear from you.
Pine Creek Community Operations
P.O. Box 47, Rosalia, WA 99170
Office Hours: M-F, 9 a.m-5 p.m. Tel: 1-509-508-9806
214 W. Moreland Avenue, Malden, WA