Staus of Implementation
The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services (SacOES) works with County, municipa,l and special district partners to map evacuation zones and routes. These maps are available on an interactive web page with downloadable .pdf versions in multiple languages. Included for each evacuation zone are livestock evacuation maps which identify hazard areas along evacuation routes as well as potential livestock staging areas. SacOES also has a multi-media campaign underway to educate residents about the maps, how to sign up to receive alerts, what the hi-lo siren means, and general disaster preparedness.
Additionally, Sacramento County is an ongoing partner with all the regional fire agencies as the County's Operational Area coordinator for emergency response and as one of many Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors working with the National Weather Service to improve the nation's readiness, responsiveness, and overall resilience against extreme weather, water, and climate events.
SacOES has secured two grants from CalFire to improve readiness. The first was for $175,000 to hire a County FireSafe Coordinator to educate, encourage, and develop county-wide collaboration and coordination among various wildfire mitigation groups operating within Sacramento County. FireSafe Council (saccounty.gov).
The other grant is a County Evacuation Route Grant of $380,000 to the County for completing wildfire evacuation route projects. Eligible projects include evacuation route planning, implementation, public education, construction, signage, maintenance, and related activities. An interactive map is available online to access evacuation zone maps.
SacOES recently convened the 2024 Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) Workshop to validate and update the county's multi-year IPP which serves as a roadmap toward setting, meeting and re-evaluating our operational area priority preparedness capabilities required to facilitate an effective response to all hazards faced by Sacramento County. This coordinated preparedness strategy combines enhanced planning, resource acquisition, innovative training, and realistic exercises to strengthen overall emergency preparedness and response capabilities.
In December of 2023, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors adopted the Sacramento County Agricultural Pass Program (Ag Pass) Annex, which outlines mechanisms for coordination between agricultural operators and the Sacramento operational area during disasters. Recognizing the economic impacts of disasters on agricultural producers and the community, the Ag Pass Annex establishes a program that safely reduces the economic impact of an acute or prolonged disaster on the agricultural community by allowing, when safe, the ability for coordinated reentry of commercial agricultural producers to an evacuated area through collaborative pre-incident planning, coordination, and implementation.
Updated 9/17/2024.
