Emergency Preparedness

Clay Station Road Closed For Emergency Bridge Repairs

May 23, 2025

The Sacramento County Department of Transportation (SacDOT) is closing the Clay Station Road bridge at Browns Creek, located 1.2 miles north of Twin Cities Road....

County Activates Weather Respite for Rain

April 01, 2025

News Story was updated on 4/1. The information now reflects the current weather respite locations.​..

County Activates Weather Respite for Low Temps

February 06, 2025

​News Story was updated on 2/7​. The information now reflects the current weather respite locations...

County Ratifies Local Proclamation Of Emergency

February 04, 2025

​The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has ratified a Proclamation of Emergency in response to significant uncontrolled levee erosion...

County Activates Weather Respite for Wind

January 06, 2025

​Due to the National Weather Service’s wind advisory, the Department of Homeless Services and Housing, in partnership with First Step Communities...

Stay Safe in the Cold - Tips for Pets and People

December 24, 2024

​​​​News Story was updated on 12/24. The information now reflects the current weather respite locations. The Sacramento County Department of Homeless Services and Housing...

Board of Supervisors Ratify Emergency Proclamation

December 23, 2024

​​​The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has ratified a Proclamation of Emergency in response to significant uncontrolled levee erosion within the Sherman Island area in south Sacramento County...

Delivering Mobile Aid When Disasters Strike

November 26, 2024

You may not know about Sacramento County's Local Assistance Centers (LAC), but when residents are hit with disasters, they become vital locations for ...

County Activates Weather Respite for Wind

November 05, 2024

​​The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory through 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6. Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 40 mph.Two w...

Annual Mass Notification Exercise Held On Oct. 17

October 16, 2024

​Living in a floodplain can bring with it an element of danger when heavy rains fall, and the Sacramento area was reminded of that in 2023...

Cooling Centers Activated Across County

October 01, 2024

​​​News Story was updated on 10/1. The information now reflects the current heat advisory. Due to unseasonably high temperatures for this time of year, regional ...

County Workers Offer Help During Power Outage

July 17, 2024

A power outage left over 100 people in Sacramento County without AC during recent triple-digit temperatures. In Citrus Heights, 190 mobile homes were ...

Cooling Centers Extended Through Friday, July 12

July 12, 2024

Update 7/12, 10:30 a.m.: The National Weather Service has extended its Excessive Heat Warning through Saturday, July 13 at 9 p.m. Some cooling centers...

Volunteers Needed for Public Emergency Response

April 24, 2024

When disasters occur that require onsite medical assistance, first responders can become overwhelmed by the number of victims who need help...

Ag Pass Program To Assist Farmers During Disasters

December 07, 2023

​Last winter's floods took a devastating toll on the Sacramento area's agricultural industry. More than $38 million in losses were reported by area farms....

County Activating Cooling Centers

August 11, 2023

​​​​​Due to the extreme heat coming early next week, Regional Cooling centers will open beginning Monday, August 14th extending to Wednesday, August 16th...

County Activating Cooling Centers

August 03, 2023

​​​​​Due to the extreme heat coming this weekend, the Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance will open three cooling locations beginning...

Don’t Wait, Know How to Evacuate!

August 02, 2023

Sacramento County's Office of Emergency Services has partnered with local cities to provide residents with evacuation zone maps online...

County Re-Activating Cooling Centers

July 12, 2023

​​​Due to high daytime temperatures coming into the area, Sacramento County is activating three cooling centers. The centers will be operating beginning Thursday...

Severe Weather Sheltering & Tips for Staying Cool

June 27, 2023

​​Due to high daytime temperatures coming into the area, Sacramento County is activating its extreme weather response. The weather respite motel vouchering respite...

May is Wildfire Awareness Month

May 31, 2023

On average, there are more than 5,600 wildfires each year in California. The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services reminds residents that a disaster...

County Parks To Close Ahead of Upcoming Storm

March 13, 2023

UPDATE: March 14, 2023​Due to the strong, persistent wind, Regional Parks is keeping all parks within its system closed for the rest of the ...

Apply for Disaster Loan Assistance by March 16th

March 13, 2023

Residents affected by the severe winter storms, which caused massive flooding across Sacramento County from December 27, 2022, to January 31, 2023....

County Proclaims Winter Storm State of Emergency

March 09, 2023

​​​​​​Sacramento County issued a Proclamation of Local State of Emergency​ for Winter Storms on Wednesday, March 8. This is the second such declaration...

Stay Safe During the Incoming Storm

March 08, 2023

​​​​With the coming storm bringing heavy rain and strong wind, the Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services would like to remind the public of the following...

Financial Resilience During a Disaster

February 15, 2023

​Sacramento County faces regional hazards throughout the year including severe weather, floods and fires. If a disaster or other emergency strikes, you may...

Local Assistance/Disaster Recovery Center Opening

January 18, 2023

​To support residents and businesses that have suffered disaster-related losses or damages, Sacramento County has opened a Local Assistance Center (LAC)...

Evacuation Warning Lifted

January 17, 2023

​The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services is lifting the Evacuation Warning for residents living in the Wilton, Rancho Murieta, Herald and Dillard Road...

Wilton Evacuation Order Lifted, Warning in Place

January 15, 2023

The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services is lifting the Evacuation Order for residents living in the Wilton area ...

Wilton Evacuation Order Lifted, Warning in Place

January 15, 2023

​The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services is lifting the Evacuation Order for residents living in the Wilton area, but the warning is still in place...

SacCounty Issued a New Evacuation Warning

January 14, 2023

​​​The Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services is publishing an Evacuation Warning for the Wilton, Rancho Murieta, Herald, Dillard Road and immediate...

New Evacuation Order for Wilton

January 14, 2023

​Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services has issued an Evacuation Order for Wilton Area due to an anticipated rise in the Cosumnes River ​Levels...

After a Property Floods

January 01, 2003

​​​Flood dangers do not end when the water begins to recede. Only return home if it is safe to do so. Do not attempt to drive past posted road closure barriers...