Disaster preparedness and other related information

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*** Ukiah ***

City of. Ukiah, Civic Center Lobby300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah

Air Conditioning and water

Operating hours:

- Thursday, July 4th: 10am to 8pm,

will close at 6pm is no one is present.

- Friday, July 5th: 10am to 8pm,

will close at 6pm if no one is present.)

- Saturday, July 6th: 10am to 8pm,

will close at 6pm if no one is present.

- Sunday, July 7th 10am to 8pm,

will close at 6pm if no one is present.

County of Mendocino Library

Ukiah Branch: 105 N. Main St. Ukiah

Air Conditioning

Operating hours:

- Thursday, Jul 4th: CLOSED

- Friday, July 5th: 10am to 6pm

- Saturday, July 6th: 10am to 6pm

Building Bridges

Daytime Drop-in Center

1045 S. State St, Ukiah

Air Conditioning and water (until supplies are exhausted)

Expanded Operating hours:

- Thursday, July 4th: 12pm to 5pm

- Friday, July 5th: 12pm to 5pm

- Saturday, July 6th: 12pm to 5pm

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*** Willits ***

City of Willits Administration Center

111 E. Commercial St. Willits

Ar Conditioning and water (until supplies are exhausted)

Expanded Operating Hours

- Thursday, July 4th: 9am to 6pm

(Building will be open)

- Friday, July 5th: 9am to 6pm

Willits Harrahs, Senior Center

1501 Baechtel Rd. Willits

Air Conditioning

Normal Operating Hours

- Thursday, July 4th: CLOSED

- Friday, July 5th 8:30am to 4pm

- Saturday, July 6th: 11am

until Special Bingo Event

County of Mendocino Library

Willits Branch

390 E. Commercial St, Willits

Air Conditioning

Normal Operating Hours

- Thursday, July 4th: CLOSED

- Friday, July 5th: 10am to 6pm

- Saturday, July 6th: 10am to 5pm

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*** Round Valley /

Covelo ***

Round Valley Senior Center

77826 Covelo Rd., Covelo

Air Conditioning and water (until supplies are exhausted)

Normal Operating Hours

-Thursday, July 4th: CLOSED

-Friday, July 5th: 8am to 5pm

- Saturday, July 6th: CLOSED

Round Valley Tribal Office

77826 Covelo Rd. Covelo

Buffalo Room and Paula Lockhart Boardroom

Air Conditioning and water (Until supplies are exhausted)

Normal Operating Hours

- Thursday, July 4th: 8am to 5pm

- Friday, July 5th: 8am to 5pm

- Saturday, July 6th: 8am to 5pm

- Sunday, July 7th: Open if needed

County of Mendocino Library

Round Valley Branch

23925 Howard St,. Covelo

Air Conditioning

Normal Operating Hours

- Thursday, July 4th:CLOSED

- Friday, July 5th: 10am to 5pm

- Saturday, July 6th: 10am to 5pm

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*** Laytonville ***

County of Mendocino Library

Laytonville Branch

44960 N. HWY 101, Suite D,. Laytonville

Air Conditioning

Normal Operating Hours

- Thursday, July 4th: CLOSED

- Friday, July 5th: CLOSED

- Saturday, July 6th: 12pm to 5pm

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- To visit Senator Mike McGuire's official website,

- To visit his Legislative webpages,

- To visit his Facebook page,

click here .

- Senator McGuire held a virtual Town Hall on Wildfire Preparedness and Prevention on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 6:30pm.

To watch this event on You Tube

- Senator McGuire hosted a Zoom Town Hall meeting on Wildfire and Preparedness on

Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Cal Fire and Fire Safe Marin were part of it.

To watch it on You Tube, click here.

- Senator McGuire hosted a

Town Hall meeting on Wildfire, Preparedness

and Prevention, on

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

- To watch this town hall meeting live

- To visit the Sheriff's

mendoready.org website

which allows you to

"Know Your Zone Mendo".

The zones will be used in case of alerts or evacuations during a disaster.

- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones found around

Brooktrails & Willits,

- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones around

Redwood Valley and

Potter Valley,

- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones around Redwood Valley and Calpella.

- To see the Emergency Evacuation Zones found in and around Ukah

- To visit the MCSO' s

"PLAN & PREPARE"

webpage,

- To visit MCSO's website,

- To visit MCSO's Facebook page

- To watch and hear MCSO's

"Hi-Low" evacuation siren (Facebook)

SINCE

MONDAY, JULY 1, 2024,

CAL FIRE

SUSPENDED ALL

BURN PERMITS IN

MENDOCINO COUNTY

(see news release below)

- Fireworks are illegal in Mendocino County!

(See press release below

- To visit Cal Fires' website,

- To get ready for wildfire season,

- To register for cellphone notifications from Cal Fire,

- To visit the latest map of incidents,

- To see the various types of aircrafts used by Cal Fire (pdf format)

- To visit Cal Fire's Statewide Facebook page,

- To visit Cal Fire Mendocino Unit's Facebook page,

- To Cal Fire MEU at Ridgewood grade to get a new Helicopter (Cal Fire Hawk)To watch a Cal Fire made You Tube video about the Cal Fire Hawk,

- To read Post-Fire Recovery instructions, click here.

- To subscribe to Cal Fire's Wildfire Preparedness Webinars (and more),

- To watch past Cal Fire Webinars on You Tube,

- To watch an informative 2 minutes and 29 second Kitchen Safety video featuring Captain Cal and the proper use of a fire extinguisher (You Tube),

- To visit Mendocino Fire Safe Council's (MFSC) official website,

- To watch videos on how to harden your home against wildfires

- To get a list of Fuel reduction resources,

- To visit MFSC's

Facebook page,

- MFSC has a nice Fire Preparedness Quiz where you can win prizes.

To take the quiz,

- MFSC published a nice guide titled: "Are You Prepared? Living with Wildfire in Mendocino County" to read that guide (pdf format),

-To find out more about

Pine Mountain Fire Safe Council on Facebook,

- To see the latest MFSC "prepare Your Home For Wildfire" pamphlet

(pdf format), click here

or see it below.

- Ukiah, falls under the Gold Country Chapter of the

American Red Cross

but the Northern California Coastal Chapter of the American Red Cross has an office in Santa Rosa.

- To visit the American Red Cross' Northern California Chapter Region website,

- To visit the American Red Cross' Gold Country Chapter's webpage, click here.

- To visit the American Red Cross'

Wildfire Safety

webpage,

- To visit the American Red Cross'

Earthquake Safety

webpage,

- To take online courses offered by the American Red Cross

(First Aid, CPR, AED, Babysitting & Child Care, Aquatic Safety...),

- To donate to the

American Red Cross'

efforts to help the victims of

the Maui Fires,

(it's the fourth QR code on the poster below)

United Disaster Relief of Northern California UDRNC is a local volunteer non-profit organization located at 1240 Airport Park Boulevard in Ukiah.

1-707- 489-3970

The center is open from

10am to 2pm

Monday through Friday

UDRNC found a new location, and will move there in December see poster below

- To visit UDRNC website,

- To visit UDRNC's Facebook page, click here.

UDRNC's mailing address is

PO Box 662

Ukiah, CA, 95482

(see poster below)

UDRNC is having a

Volunteer Work Party

Saturday, September 21, 2024

10:00am to 1:00pm

(see poster below)

To join the UDRNC's Volunteer Work Party, click here.

- To visit the Mendocino County Office of Emergency Services' webpage,

- For current Emergency Information in Mendocino County (MendoReady.org),

- For the Mendocino County Emergency Alert and

Notification System

Mendo Alert,

click here.

- To read the Fire Vulnerability Assessment for Mendocino County report of August 2020

(pdf format)

- To read the Mendocino County Evacuation Plan, an Annex to the Mendocino County Emergency Operations Pan, July 2020,

(pdf format),

- To visit Mendocino County's Air Quality Management District's website,

- To visit Mendocino County's Department of Transportation and learn about road

conditions and closures,

- To Visit Mendocino County's Public Library's website,

FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN MENDOCINO COUNTY

- North Coast Opportunities (NCO) is a local agency that operates in Lake and Mendocino Counties and helps people in all types of situations.

-To learn more about

North Coast Opportunities,

- To visit

North Coast Opportunities'

website,

- To visit

North Coast Opportunities'

Facebook page

- To visit

North Coast Opportunities'

Hopkins Fire Survivor

information' web page

- North Coast Opportunities is looking for

Disaster Health Care Volunteers

(See posters below)

If you are in the medical care field and want to become a

California

Disaster Healthcare Volunteer,

- To visit The Great California Earthquake Shake Out's website (English),

- To visit its website (Spanish)

- To access Listos' Earthquake preparedness information page (in English),

(pdf format),

click here.

- To access Listos' Earthquake Preparedness Information page

(in Spanish)

(pdf format)

- To access Listos' Earthquake Preparedness Information page

(in Chinese)

(pdf format),

click here.

The Listos Earthquake Preparedness Information pages mentioned above can be found below.

The California Department of Conservation does Scientific work related to public safety, geology and more.

- To visit the Department of Conservation's website,

-To learn about the DOC

The DOC includes many other State agencies such as the:

- California Geological Survey (CGS)

To visit the CGS' webpage (including earthquake activity)

- Division of Land Resource Protection (DLRP)

- Division of Mine Reclamations

(DMR)

- Geologic Energy Management Division (CalGEM)

- State Mining and Geology Board

(SMGB)

CERT is FEMA's version of California's Listos

- To learn more about Mendocino's Community Emergency Response Team (CERT Mendocino),

- To visit CERT's official Website,

- To read CERT's original birth place's Los Angeles CERT Emergency Preparedness Booklet

(pdf format),

- Lake and Mendocino County CERT will hold CERT Hybrid Training Sessions on Thursdays from 6:30pm to 8:00pm via Zoom and on Saturday and Sunday for the hands on & in person portion.

These training opportunities are FREE!

- In Mendocino County,

since it's via Zoom all interested participants are welcome.

Virtual class will meet

Thursday, September 12, 19, 26 and October 3, from

6:30pm to 8:00pm on Zoom.

The hands on & in person portion

dates and Location are to be announced.

To register for these FREE training opportunities,

for more information see poster below.

To go to my CERT webpage,

Listos California is California's CERT.

- To visit Listos' website

- To access Listos'

Disaster Ready Guide

(English, pdf format)

- To access Listos'

Guia de preparacion para desastres

(Spanish, pdf format)

- To access Listos'

Disaster Ready Guide

(Chinese, pdf format)