"We're aware of many members that have been directly impacted by the Camp Fire with more contacting us each day," Members 1st Credit Union President/CEO Teri Vanderpol, told the league. "Our staff is ready to serve our community and help our members recover from this tragedy."

The Sacramento –based Golden 1 CU, which opened its call center on Sunday and on the Veteran's Day holiday Monday, has received about 100 calls related to the fires from members asking for assistance with their accounts and loans. The Premier America Credit Union in Chatsworth also opened its call center on Veteran's Day in anticipation of serving the financial needs of members affected by the wildfires.

Golden 1 serves more than 10,000 members in Northern California's Butte County, but it does not yet have an estimate on how many members have been affected by the wildfires.

What's more, even though credit union staff employees of the $1.3 billion Firefighters First Credit Union in Los Angeles are safe and have suffered no property losses, more than 50 firefighters who are battling the blazes throughout the state have lost their homes, reported the California and Nevada Credit Union League.

John Cassidy, president/CEO of the $982 million Sierra Central Credit Union, said it was a miracle that its branch was not burned to the ground in Paradise, a community that has been almost wiped off the map by the wildfires. A video, taken by a longtime member last weekend, shows the branch is intact but it will remain closed until further notice. Among the eight employees who work at the branch, five of them have lost their homes. The Yuba City-based credit union has not yet determined how many of its members in Paradise have been affected by the fires.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Camp Fire that began last week in Butte County in Northern California has claimed the lives of 48 people and destroyed 7,600 homes, 260 businesses, according to California fire officials. Most of the lives lost and the property destruction occurred in the towns of Paradise and Magalia and other nearby communities. Hundreds of people, however, are still missing.

The Camp Fire has charred more than 135,000 acres and is 35% contained. Nevertheless, California fire officials warn the Camp Fire still has the potential to threaten more than 15,000 structures.

In Southern California, even though the Woosley fire in Los Angeles County is 47% contained, it continues to be the biggest threat as it burns in Ventura and Los Angeles counties, the California and Nevada league reported.

The Woosley fire has claimed two lives, destroyed almost 500 structures and burned nearly 100,000 acres. Fire officials say the fire has the potential to threaten 57,000 structures in the counties. Firefighters are also battling the Hill Fire in Ventura County which is 94% percent contained and has burned more than 4,500 acres.

These fires have forced the $4.4 billion Kinecta Federal Credit Union in Manhattan Beach to close its branches in Westlake Village and Malibu until further notice. The $1.1 billion Coast Hills Credit Union in Lompac also closed its Thousand Oaks branch until further notice.

Premier America CU, based in Los Angeles County, also reported numerous employees and members had been evacuated because of the Woosley fire.

The National Credit Union Foundation activated CUAid that will direct disaster relief donations to credit union people affected by wildfires in Northern and Southern California. The Foundation officials said donations can be made directly to the fund using cuaid.coop.