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Rialto council approves $100,000 disaster relief fund after Vista View apartment fire
Summary
After a multi-agency response to a fast-spreading fire at Vista View Apartments that left 16 units uninhabitable, Rialto City Council approved a $100,000 disaster relief fund and directed staff to return with program criteria and claims procedures to help displaced families.
Mayor Joe Baca and the Rialto City Council voted to create a disaster relief fund for tenants displaced by a Nov. fire at the Vista View Apartments after residents and community groups urged immediate help.
Acting Fire Chief Chris Jensen told the council the blaze affected a two-story, 16-unit building that housed “approximately 75 people” and that the fire was contained about 2 hours and 54 minutes after crews arrived. Jensen credited coordinated response from Rialto Fire, Rialto Police, San Bernardino County Fire and neighboring cities, and said Red Cross set up an on-site reception center and later moved residents to Simpson Elementary School for shelter.
Residents and nonprofit advocates described urgent housing needs and urged the city to declare a local emergency so they could access additional resources. Anna Gonzales of the Center for…
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