Plan and Prepare

• Animals – Dog and Cat
• Animal Preparedness for Large Animals
• Disaster Preparedness for Dog and Cat Owners
• Disaster Preparedness for Livestock Owners

• American Red Cross
• Community Action Board
• Santa Cruz Community Resources
• Second Harvest Food Bank
• United Way Community Resources

• Preparing for Fire Season
• Living With Wildfire

• Flood (Local Information)
• Flood Preparedness (State Information)
• Food and water safety guidance
  English Spanish
• Injury and Infection prevention during floods
  English Spanish
• What to know about water quality during and after storms
  English Spanish

• Preparing for Extreme Cold
• Preparing for Extreme Heat
• Extreme Heat Fact Sheet

• Coronavirus Information from County HSA
• Coronavirus Information from Ready.gov

• Know Your Evacuation Zone
• Prescribed Burn Information
• Air Quality Index
• My Santa Cruz County App
• PG&E Outage Map / 24-hour information line: 1(800) 743-5002
• Rainfall Totals
• Road Closures
• Stream and River Levels
• Weather Forecast

There are many ways to obtain fast, reliable, emergency related information. Depending on the nature of an event in your area, your resources may be limited. Below are some local resources that are known for providing important news updates. Please click here to view local news or official media accounts at www.twitter.com/sccounty or www.facebook.com/countyofsantacruz for updates and additional information.

TV

• KSBW Action News 8
• KION 5/46 
• Las Estaciones en Español Televisión:  KSMS TV (Monterey)

Newspaper Online

• Santa Cruz Sentinel    
• Pajaronian

Radio

• KPIG - FM 107.5
• KSCO - AM 1080 (the local Emergency Broadcast Station)
• KION - AM 1460
• KGO - AM 810
• KTGE - AM 1570 (Salinas)
• KZSF - AM 1370 (San Jose)