Carr Fire Evacuees: U-Haul Offering 30 Days of Free Self-Storage

REDDING, Calif., July 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Three U-Haul Companies across the Pacific Northwest are offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box container usage to residents affected by the Carr Fire in Shasta County.

Dozens of homes have been destroyed and thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate.

"The Carr Fire has engulfed more than 44,000 acres so far and our brave firefighters are having a hard time getting it contained," stated Chris Watson, U-Haul Company of Northwest California president. "Thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes. As a caring member of these communities, we want to offer a secure place for them to store their belongings at no charge for one month."

U-Haul Companies of Northwestern California, Southern Washington and Western Oregon have made seven facilities across five cities available to offer the 30 days free disaster relief assistance program. Families seeking self-storage assistance should contact the nearest participating U-Haul facility:

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Red Bluff
2950 Main St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080
(530) 366-3143

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Sherwood
13921 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road
Sherwood, OR 97140
(503) 925-6443

U-Haul Moving & Storage of SW Portland
11552 SW Pacific Hwy.
Tigard, OR 97223
(503) 245-0791

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Lake Oswego
7100 SW McEwan Road
Tualatin, OR 97035
(503) 536-2412

U-Haul Moving & Storage at Andresen Road
2460 NE Andresen Road
Vancouver, WA 98661
(360) 695-7637

U-Haul of Vancouver
3315 E. Fourth Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98661
(360) 693-0994

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Hazel Dell
8250 NE Hwy. 99
Vancouver, WA 98665
(360) 574-1234

With U-Box containers, you can conveniently pick up our custom-designed trailer and take your U-Box with you. U-Haul also can store your U-Box container in our secure warehouses or pick up and deliver it to a location of your choice.

U-Haul is the industry leader in do-it-yourself moving and self-storage with more than 21,000 locations across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

The arrival of U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 is revolutionizing the moving industry through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up and return a truck. U-Haul live verification technology allows rental transactions to be carried out entirely on a smartphone at any hour - day or night. There are no membership fees. Simply visit uhaul.com to create an online account.

About U-Haul

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 now offers customers access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day through the self-service options on their internet-connected mobile devices. U-Haul customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to 161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry and is the largest retailer of propane in the U.S.

Contact:

Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com

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