For those affected by the Fawn Fire in Shasta County last summer, the deadline to apply for a demolition permit has been extended to the end of the month.

Shasta County is working with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services and other state and federal partners to facilitate debris removal from areas affected by the Fawn Fire.

KRCR spoke to a homeowner living off Kitty Hawk Lane in Redding who said she was a bit hesitant at first to allow government crews to clean up the debris, but she said the process was painless with them finishing in just a couple of days.

She said she lost many structures around her home and vehicles on her property.

When the crews first arrived Tuesday, she explained they brought in tons of heavy machinery and immediately starting hauling away the debris and cleaning up the land.

In the end, she said the process was fairly straightforward and she's happy she applied for the permit.

"I was a little concerned about it at first because I wasn't sure what the process was," homeowner Brenda Becker said. "When I went for the demolition permit, they said 'oh you don't get your fees waived because your house didn't burn', so I said well forget it, I'll just clean it myself. Then I got notices that the state was going to come in and help so that really helped, cause there was a lot of stuff here, it would have taken us months to get it cleaned up, and these guys took about a day and a half."

Becker added at this point in the process, she finally feels like they are starting to see a fresh start and be able to move forward.

The deadline to apply for the demolition permit is January 31. Whereas, the deadline to complete the debris removal is April 1.

You can find the demolition permit here.