Airbnb is offering emergency housing for $0 to people affected by wildfires Even if you're not a current host, you can sign up to help others

Airbnb has expanded its Open Homes program to help provide housing for displaced people and emergency workers during the Kincade Fire. Airbnb has expanded its Open Homes program to help provide housing for displaced people and emergency workers during the Kincade Fire. Photo: Airbnb Photo: Airbnb Image 1 of / 133 Caption Close Airbnb is offering emergency housing for $0 to people affected by wildfires 1 / 133 Back to Gallery

Amid the spreading Kincade Fire, more than 66,231 acres have burned as of Monday, with the fire at 5% containment and at least 96 structures destroyed and 17 others damaged. For the latest on the spread of wildfires, check back on SFGATE's main post.

In the meantime, if you've been forced to evacuate or need to seek shelter elsewhere, Airbnb has expanded its "Open Homes" program to provide housing for displaced residents and relief workers during the emergency. The big thing to note is that this housing costs $0 when booked through the Open Homes program.

In a press release, Airbnb explained that "Existing and new Airbnb hosts in Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Marin, Sacramento, Glenn, Tehama, Sutter, and Colusa counties can now opt to list their homes for $0 and offer accommodations to those in need."

You can offer your extra space by visiting this special section of Airbnb's website if you're interested in providing emergency housing for displaced residents and disaster relief workers. You don't have to be a current Airbnb host to sign up, either, though the program is also open to current hosts.

The Open Homes program runs now through Nov. 7. Airbnb noted in its release that more than 760 hosts have offered their homes to people displaced by the Kincade Fire, and that residents opened more than 950 listings to displaced residents and relief workers through the Open Homes program for the Tubbs Fire in 2017.

Sign up for the Airbnb Open Homes program here.

More Kincade Fire coverage:

— Kincade Fire containment drops to 5% after brutal day on fire lines

— 102 mph gust recorded in Sonoma County: Sustained winds break hurricane force

— Tuesday wind event will trigger even more PG&E power shut-offs

— Maps: Kincade Fire burning in north Sonoma County

— Road closures, evacuation shelter locations near Kincade Fire

— What to do to keep wildfire smoke out of your house

— Full California wildfire coverage

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