News Releases

The Home Ignition Zone - Free Defensible Space Webinar Sponsored by Fire Safe Sonoma for West County Residents

Frontier Communications Request To Change Ownership

Heat Advisory

Fire Update From Sonoma County Fire Chief Mark Heine. Community Partners and Leaders, This is an early “heads up” to incoming critical fire weather this weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting the following: Temperatures over 100 degrees Sunday-Tuesday Low humidity Strong off-shore (from North and North East) winds on Sunday and Monday This may be a multi-day heat event These elements…

Starlink Beta Testing

STARLINK INTERNET BETA TESTING
SpaceX's Starlink, a low orbit internet service, is entering the Beta
testing phase for private users very soon. The first step to become a beta
tester is to show our area as a cluster of interest. One can do this by
registering at https://www.starlink.com to receive updates from Starlink.
You just provide your email address and physical service address.

Wildland Home Inspection Program (Restricted To Highlighted Areas On Map)

Evacuation Information for 2020

Updated Guidance For Face Masks

6/13/20 -- Suspesion of Burn Permits in Sonoma County

6/3/20 - Public Safety Reminder for Adults and Young People

5/1/20 - Burn Permits Required

4/25/20. Cazadero Receives $11,000 Grant Award for Turnout Washer/Extractor

4/18/20 Cazadero Air Quality Monitoring

The Cazadero Community Services District has installed an Air Quality Monitor on Firehouse #1 at 5980 Cazadero Hwy. Air Quality readings may be accessed by clicking on the SERVICES tab on the home page and then clicking on Air Quality. A new page will open, then click on View the Map button. Allow Purple Air to use your current location and if you are located in Cazadero or along the lower…

4/5/20 -- COVID -19 News Updates from Supervisor Hopkins Office

How are you staying informed during the public health crisis? There are new resources, updates, and resource information published every day. There are briefings 6 days a week and Newsletter briefings from Supervisor Hopkins on Monday/Wednesday/Friday.

3/24/20. Emergency Food Distribtuion in Jenner

EMERGENCY FOOD in JENNER
Wednesday April 1st
From 10 to 11 am, the Redwood Empire Food Bank will be at the parking area
between the Jenner Inn and the Sea Store.
Groceries will be available: Here are guidelines and basic information.
Customers:
Please bring bags and boxes for your food. You should expect to provide a
signature, address and # of people in your household. Additionally, seniors…

3/24/20 PARMETER PARK CLOSURE

[En Español abajo] Sonoma County’s interim public health officer today ordered the closure of all parks in Sonoma County to further enforce the county’s shelter-in-place directive during the COVID-19 emergency. The closure goes into effect March 24 and remains in effect until further notice. The closure applies to all agencies and jurisdictions operating parks and open spaces in Sonoma County…

3/17/20 Shelter in Place

Official Sonoma County Press Release - Shelter in Place

King Ridge Construction Update 3/7/2020

The County was informed by their slide repair contractor of an additional planned extended closure of King Ridge Rd.

Wildfire Season Is Coming - Are You Ready?

THURSDAY, MARCH 12 - WILDFIRE SEASON IS COMING - ARE YOU READY?

2/11/20 -- Frontier 911 and Long Distrance Service Restored

At 1:58PM all Frontier 911 and long distance services previously reported out of service were restored.

2/11/19 -- 911 and Long Distance Service Outage - Frontier Customers Only

911 and long distance calling is out of service - Cazadero Station #1 - 5980 Cazadero Hwy is staffed during this outage. in the event of emergency call 707-632-5390 or come to the station for assistance,
Landline phones from Sea Ranch to Cazadero are working but for local calls
only within your exchange.
Hams are being asked to monitor their radios.
All agencies are notified and there is no…

February 29, 2020 - Notice of Cycling Event in Cazadero

Region 5 Fire Council Meeting - Feb 3, 2020

Rural Development Offers Home Hardening Grants and Low Cost Loans

Video -- Sonoma Clean Power Published Their Digital Annual Report for 2019 -- And Created Energy Cost Savings for Cazadero Ratepayers

Understanding the FEMA Process

11/18/19 - Letter of Support - Amador Contract - Cazadero Cal Fire Station

11/9/19 King Ridge Rd Construction/Closure Update

Received from Supervisor Hopkins' Office:

10/31/19 7:00PM Sonoma County Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

10/31/19 - 6:30PM County Update from Supervisor Gorr's Office

In lieu of press conferences, CAL FIRE will continue to provide incident reports on the Kincade Fire two times daily at 7am and 7pm until the fire is fully contained. These reports include statistics on acreage burned, percentage contained, structures destroyed, and more. Given CAL FIRE's progress in containing the fire and favorable weather conditions, it is not anticipated that CAL FIRE will…

Update 10/25/19 - 7:55PM This Weekend's Potential PG&E Shutdown Event

As of 7:55 this evening it is reported,the PG&E Power Shutoff may begin between 1pm and 5 pm on Saturday, with the final decision expected tomorrow at 8:00 A.M.

10/25 Update 4:00PM

PG&E has announced that there is potential for another PG&E Power Shutoff event that would impact significant portions of Sonoma County on Saturday (10/26), Sunday (10/27), and Monday (10/28). Due to the intensity of the forecasted weather and the likelihood of damage to PG&E’s infrastructure, it is anticipated that over 90,000 PG&E customers will be impacted for an extended period of time…

Air Quality Advisory

Due to the Kincade Fire in Geyserville, an air quality health advisory is in effect. The current smoky conditions throughout West County are due to the Kincade Fire. This health advisory will remain in effect until the air quality significantly and consistently improves. For additional information, please visit: https://socoemergency.org/smoke-health-advisory/

New Red Flag Event Announced 10/26/19 through 10/28/19

The National Weather Service (NWS) upgraded the Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning for the North Bay mountains, valleys, and coastlines from 8 PM Saturday (10/26) to 11 AM Monday (10/28).

10/22/19 - 4:23PM. Red Flag Warning in North Bay, Including Cazadero Effective Noon 10/23/19 Until 4PM 10/24/19

10/21/19 - 5:22PM -- PG&E Is Considering Another Planned Power Outage Mid-Week - Cazadero Is NOT On The List At This Time

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/multimedia/10204802-181/map-proposed-pge-power-outage

Power Shutoff Helpful Tips

PG&E Update 3:30PM 10/8/19. Portions of Marin County added to power shutoff list

At this time Cazadero IS NOT affected by the PG&E Power Safety Power Shutoff Announced at 2:30PM 10/8/19 - This Status Could Change. We urge you to stay tuned to local radio stations for any updates.

RED FLAG WARNING IN CAZADERO - OCT 8th & 9th

On October 8th and 9th, weather conditions may prompt PG&E to shut off power. Stay alert for further public announcements

September 23, 2019 - Red Flag Map includes Cazadero through Wednesday Sept 25th!

Red Flag Warning

The National Weather Service issues Red Flag Warnings & Fire Weather Watches to alert fire departments of the onset, or possible onset, of critical weather and dry conditions that could lead to rapid or dramatic increases in wildfire activity.
A Red Flag Warning is issued for weather events which may result in extreme fire behavior that will occur within 24 hours. A Fire Weather Watch is issued…

On September 23rd and 24th Weather Conditions May Prompt PG&E To Shut Off Power - Stay Alert for further Public Announcements

Joint Meeting - Coast MAC and Lower Russian River MAC - 5:30PM - Cazadero Firehouse

Agenda

Video - Preparing to Evacuate - Sheriff Mark Essick July 30, 2019

The Sheriff created a quick 3-minute video with Emergency Services Director Chris Godley to help you be prepared to evacuate. We're in the middle of fire season and we know this is an important topic for everyone. We've talked to many of you who are organizing and preparing for the next big emergency. Click on "Read More" to view the video.