At one time or another, everyone is faced with an
emergency. Usually, at this time, assistance is
needed. This can be an airplane ticket home due to illness or
death. It could also be that something happened to your pay, and you
need assistance in maintaining your family until the next payday. Do
not hesitate to use the resources available whether it is for financial,
medical, or any other type of emergency. Help is always
available! Use your resources! There are numerous areas that can be
covered under this topic. Check the topic contacts for this
section.
The Fleet and Family Support Center staff members are always
available to provide you and your family members with emergency type
services. Whether it be counseling, financial, information and
referral ... they are there to assist.
The Navy Marine Corps Relief
Society can provide emergency assistance based upon need, through either loans
or, when there is a particular hardship, grants. Categories of
financial assistance include: basic living expenses (food, shelter, utilities),
medical and dental not covered by insurance, funeral expenses, emergency
transportation, essential car repairs, pay and allotment problems, disasters and
assistance for widows, mothers, and children.
The American Red Cross
offers a variety of services to military personnel and their family
members. Services include emergency verifications and reporting,
counseling in personal and family problems, financial assistance in meeting
emergencies, and disaster assistance.
Navy One Source can
help. Real help! Any time, any place! This service is free and completely
confidential. Available 24/7. Call or visit the
website. User ID: Navy, Password: Sailor. Check for the directory
listing of contacts/links for more information and website
address.
Important documents that should be hand carried with you on your
travel for emergency purposes include:
Important Documents
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| 1 |
10 copies of your travel orders |
| 2 |
Certified copy of birth certificates |
| 3 |
Marriage certificate |
| 4 |
Copy of travel pay or allowances paperwork |
| 5 |
ID Cards |
| 6 |
Passports |
| 7 |
Travelers checks |
| 8 |
Employment records/resume |
| 9 |
Immunization records for all family members |
| 10 |
School records/transcripts for children |
| 11 |
Pet medical records and immunization records |
| 12 |
Letters of credit from utility companies for possible waiver of
deposit fees |
| 13 |
Medical and dental records |
| 14 |
Moving paperwork/receipts |
| 15 |
Telephone numbers for relatives, friends, your sponsor, and your new
command |
Once at China
Lake the emergency information is as follows:
NAWS Radio AM 1610 for
emergency information, current base access, gate hours, badging requirements,
and road closures.
KLOA Radio FM 104.9 for minute-by-minute news in the
event of base closure and emergencies.
KRAJ Radio FM
103.9
Mediacom Cable Channel 3
NAWS Television Cable Channel
20
NAWS Emergency (760) 939-1887