Crisis & Disaster Resources
Northwest and Southern California Wildfires
Updated: October 12, 2017
Sonoma County
Fire and Emergency Services
The Sonoma County Fire and Emergency Services Department provides a full range of emergency and non-emergency services for residents and visitors to Sonoma County through five divisions; Administration, Fire Operations and Training, Fire Prevention, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Management. To get emergency updates, find local shelters and emergency preparedness information, visit the website here.
Emergency Public Information Hotline: 707-565-3856
Evacuation Centers (Updated 10/12/17)
Analy High School- 6950 Analy Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472 Cloverdale Citrus Fair- 1 Citrus Fair Dr, Cloverdale, CA 95425 New Life Christian Fellowship Church- 1310 Clegg St, Petaluma, CA 94954 Santa Rosa Vets Memorial Building- 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Sonoma Valley High School- 20000 Broadway, Sonoma, CA 95476 1st Presbyterian Church- 939 B Street, Petaluma, CA 94952 Calvary Chapel of Petaluma- 1955 S McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 94954 Casa Grande High School- 333 Casa Grande Rd, Petaluma, CA 94954 Church of Christ- 370 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, CA 94954 Cook Middle School- 2480 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 Elsie Allen High School- 599 Bellevue Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 Finley Community Center- 2060 West College Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Healdsburg Community Center- 1157 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA 95448 Petaluma Church of Christ- 370 Sonoma Mountain Pkwy, Petaluma, CA 94954 Guerneville Veterans Memorial Building, 16255 First &Church Street, Guerneville CA Windsor High School- 8695 Windsor Rd, Windsor, CA 95492 Cavanaugh Youth Center – 426 8th St., Petaluma, CA Petaluma Community Center – 320 N. McDowell Blvd. Petaluma, CA Petaluma Veterans Memorial Hall – 1094 Petaluma Blvd. S., Petaluma CA Hessel Church – 5066 Hessel Ave. Sebastopol CA Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church – 500 Robinson Road, Sebastopol, CA Cal Expo State Fairgrounds – 1600 Exposition Blvd. Sacramento, CA Crisis & Disaster Resources
Contra Costa Community College – 2600 Mission Bell Dr. San Pablo, CA
Pet Friendly Evacuation Center
Sonoma County Fairgrounds- 1350 Bennett Valley Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404 (Gate 7) Sonoma-Marin Fair- 175 Fairgrounds Dr, Petaluma, CA 94952
Mandatory Evacuations
Currently, several neighborhoods in the city of Santa Rosa are under mandatory evacuation. A list of areas under Mandatory Evacuations can be found here.
Sonoma County Office of Education
The Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) works closely with local public schools and the Sonoma County Emergency Operations Center in the event of emergencies that cause school closures. To get updated information on school closures, visit the school districts website here.
School Closures as of 10/12/17
The Sonoma County Office of Education will be closed through Friday, Oct. 13. It will reopen on Monday, Oct. 16 barring a change in circumstances. All day-time trainings and classes are cancelled, however. Check the North Coast School of Education has cancelled all classes through Friday the 13th as well. Check back soon for more information on their schedule for the following week.
Sonoma County Transportation and Public Works
The following website provides information on road closures and delays on county roads and city streets within Sonoma County. For more information, visit the website here.
SoCo Alert
SoCoAlert is a free emergency notification service that provides Sonoma County first responders the ability to notify residents and businesses by telephone, mobile phone, text message, email, and social media regarding time-sensitive, geographically specific emergency notification. Sign up for SoCoAlert here.
Emergency Broadcast Stations
KSRO, 1350 AM KZST, 100.1 FM
Spanish Language Stations Crisis & Disaster Resources
KBBF, 891.1 FM KRRS, 1460 AM and 107.5 FM
211 Sonoma County
2-1-1 connects callers to health and human services information and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even during disasters. Information and resources may be provided for a variety of needs including shelter, basic needs, and disaster assistance. Dial 211 from your phone to speak with a trained information and referral specialist. Calls are routed to service centers based on your geographic location. You may also call the local number at 707-565-2108. You may also search online for resources or find the local number for your local 211 service center by clicking on the link for: 211 Sonoma County.
Napa County
Napa County Emergency Services
The Napa County Office of Emergency Services (OES) provides information about emergency preparedness, response and recovery; maintains and updates county emergency plans as needed; and trains the community for disasters. For more information, please visit their website here.
Register for emergency alerts through Nixle here. Nixle keeps you up to date with relevant information from your local public safety departments and schools. Updates can also be found on County of Napa OES Facebook page.
Evacuation Centers
Napa Valley Junior College- 2277 Napa-Vallejo Hwy, Napa, CA 94558 Nap County Fairgrounds- 1435 North Oak Street Calistoga, CA 94515 Animal Shelters
Napa County Animal Shelter- 942 Hartle Ct Napa, CA 94559 o Will shelter dogs, cats, rabbits and other household animals for evacuees.
Napa County Unified School District (NVUSD)
The Napa Valley Unified School District works closely with local public schools and the Napa County Emergency Operations Center in the event of emergencies that cause school closures. To get updated information on school closures, visit the school districts website here .
Currently all NVUSD school will be closed through Friday, October 13, 2017. Crisis & Disaster Resources
Napa County Road Closures
This website provides information on county roads that are closed or have restricted access due to flooding, construction, fires and other problems. View road closures here or call 707-299-1595.
Emergency Broadcast Stations
KVON, 1440 AM KVYN, 99.3 FM KCBS, 740 AM
211 Napa County
2-1-1 connects callers to health and human services information and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even during disasters. Information and resources may be provided for a variety of needs including shelter, basic needs, and disaster assistance. Dial 211 from your phone to speak with a trained information and referral specialist. Calls are routed to service centers based on your geographic location. You may also call the local number at 1-800-273-6222. You may also search online for resources or find the local number for your local 211 service center by clicking on the link for: 211 Napa County.
American Red Cross-California Northwest Chapter
The American Red Cross is one member of the local, state and federal disaster response community. During a disaster the Red Cross provides shelter, food, emotional support, health services, clean-up supplies and comfort items. For more information, visit the American Red Cross website here or call 707-577-7600.
To find open shelters via the American Red Cross please visit their website here.
Their Safe and Well website provides a central location for people in disaster areas to register their current status, and for their loved ones to access that information. Visit the Safe and Well website here.
Mendocino County
Updates can be found on the county website here
From the Mendocino County website: The County will hold a "drive through" event for the public to pick up N95 masks in Ukiah and Willits. There are 500 masks available at each location for people with respiratory issues, such as asthma (limit one per person). The Ukiah event will begin at 3:3O PM today, Thursday, October 12, at Frank Seek School, 1060 North Bush Street in Ukiah. The Willits event will be held Crisis & Disaster Resources
tomorrow, Friday, October 13, at 9:30 AM, in front of the Willits Library, 390 E. Commercial Street. An N95 respirator mask is a respiratory protective device that can protect your lungs from wildfire smoke. The N95 masks available at the events are reusable.
Emergency Updates: For Redwood and Potter fire information contact the county’s Emergency Operations Center at: 707-467-6428.
You may also sign up for the Mendocino County Citizen Emergency Alert and Notification Service here
For school closures in Mendocino County, please visit: Mendocino County Office of Education
California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Cal OES is responsible for overseeing and coordinating emergency preparedness, response, recovery and homeland security activities within the state of California. Cal OES regularly dispatches team members to join first responders, emergency leaders and those affected by disasters that threaten public safety, to tell their stories and provide information essential to the public. To get preparedness resources visit the website here.
Orange County
Orange County Emergency Management The Emergency Management Department operates the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) for Orange County in the event of a natural disaster. The EOC provides public official alerting, care and shelter, evacuation, search and rescue, resource mobilization and recovery operation. For more information on emergency preparedness, emergency and disaster management visit their website here.
Updates can also be found on Orange County EOC Twitter page.
From the Orange County EOC Twitter page: If your home was destroyed/damaged in the Canyon Fire 2, Assistance Center will be open Friday, October 13, 2017 at 9:00 AM with recovery resources. Location: East Anaheim Gym, 8165 E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, Anaheim CA
Fire Information Line and city websites for updates can be found below.
Anaheim: 714-765-4333 Orange: 714-744-7550 Tustin : 714-573-3200
Crisis & Disaster Resources
Evacuation Centers:
East Anaheim Community Center- 8201 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd, Anaheim, CA 92808 Downtown Anaheim Community Center- 250 E Center St, Anaheim, CA 92805 Downtown Anaheim Youth Center- 225 S Philadelphia St, Anaheim, CA 92805 El Modena High School- 3920 E Spring St, Orange, CA 92869 Katella High School- 2200 E Wagner Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806
Pet Friendly Shelters/Accommodations:
Orange County Fair Grounds- 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Los Alamitos Racetrack- 4961 Katella Ave, Cypress, CA 90630 Country Care Pet Resort is accepting pets for residents that need to evacuate. They are located at: 4691 Valley View Ave, Yorba Linda, CA 92886 OC Animal Care is accepting pets for those that need to evacuate, for more information call 714-935-6848.
Orange County School Districts
Visit the school districts website to get updates on school closures and re-openings.
Anaheim Elementary School District Anaheim Union High School District Orange Unified School District Tustin Unified School District
AlertOC AlertOC is a mass notification system designed to keep Orange County, California residents and businesses informed of emergencies and certain community events. Register for alerts here.
Additional alerts and updates can be found county agency’s Twitter pages listed below.
OC Fire Watch OC Sheriff, CA Anaheim Fire & Rescue Orange County Fire Authority
Crisis & Disaster Resources
211 Orange County 2-1-1 connects callers to health and human services information and is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even during disasters. Information and resources may be provided for a variety of needs including shelter, basic needs, and disaster assistance. Dial 211 from your phone to speak with a trained information and referral specialist. Calls are routed to service centers based on your geographic location. You may also call the local number at 949-646-4357. You may also search online for resources or find the local number for your local 211 service center by clicking on the link for 211 Orange County.
American Red Cross- Orange County
The American Red Cross is one member of the local, state and federal disaster response community. During a disaster the Red Cross provides shelter, food, emotional support, health services, clean-up supplies and comfort items. For more information, visit the American Red Cross website here or call 714-481-5300.
To find open shelters via the American Red Cross please visit their website here.
Their Safe and Well website provides a central location for people in disaster areas to register their current status, and for their loved ones to access that information. Visit the Safe and Well website here.
Orange County Road Closures
This website provides information on county roads that are closed or have restricted access due to flooding, construction, fires and other problems. View road closure here .
Orange County Fire Authority
Find information on current fires, weather conditions and emergency alerts here.
California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES)
Cal OES is responsible for overseeing and coordinating emergency preparedness, response, recovery and homeland security activities within the state of California. Cal OES regularly dispatches team members to join first responders, emergency leaders and those affected by disasters that Crisis & Disaster Resources
threaten public safety, to tell their stories and provide information essential to the public. To get preparedness resources visit the website here.
Get updates on Cal OES social media sites:
Twitter Facebook
Cal Fire
The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection serves and safeguards the people and protects the property and resources of California. Statewide fire map can be found here.
National Weather Service
Updated information on current weather conditions in the Napa and Sonoma counties can be found here.
Ready.Gov
This website provides emergency updates, disaster preparedness tips and resources. You can sign up to receive emergency updates on your cell phone or download an app for updates. The Ready.Gov site also provides links to local city and county Emergency Management Departments. For more information, please visit the Ready.gov website.
AirB&B
Host in the region are opening their homes for free to evacuees from October 8, 2017 to October 30, 2017. For more information, visit the website here.
California Department of Insurance The California Department of Insurance offers resources to help wildfire victims. For information on claims and lost management, residential property claims guide and a home inventory guide, please visit their website here.
Rebuilding After a Fire
FEMA offers a fact sheet on Rebuilding after a Wildfire which can be found here. Insurance information on wildfires can be found on the Insurance Information Institute website here. Free Legal Advice offers information on Fire Insurance: Rebuilding Your Home after a Fire, which can be found here.
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