AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team members - including AmeriCorps NCCC and California Conservation Corps - are on the ground assisting at evacuation centers for displaced residents of Oroville, Calif., and the surrounding area.

On Feb. 7, California Department of Water Resources issued public notices about damage to a spillway attached to the nation’s tallest dam in Oroville, Calif. On Feb. 12, the situation elevated and nearly 200,000 people living downstream were ordered to evacuate after it was determined an auxiliary spillway was in danger of imminent failure. Since then, officials have been mitigating the spillways and monitoring the status. As of Feb. 14, the water level is slowly lowering but a severe threat still remains.

AmeriCorps NCCC is supporting the Red Cross with evacuation centers in Chico. California Conservation Corps (CCC) has crews staffing and managing evacuation centers in Sacramento and the Yolo County Fairgrounds. Additional CCC crews are assisting with staging at the Chico Airport.

CaliforniaVolunteers continues to provide strong support to the region and is ready to increase response efforts as needed.

For more information on the evacuation and how you can help, visit CaliforniaVolunteer’s Oroville Spillway Incident webpage here: http://bit.ly/2lT7ncW.