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Evacuation Orders and NEW Warning Areas
Effective Immediately – See attached map or visit socoemergency.org/maps.
EVACUATION ORDERS
The following areas are under an evacuation order. This is mandatory. Please be out of the following areas by 4 PM today. This is a large area. See the map to confirm if you are under evacuation orders.
Zone 2- Highway 128 North Knights Valley area to the Napa County line.
Zone 3- Highway 101 corridor from Geyserville south through the Town of Windsor. This includes the entire City of Healdsburg, the Town of Windsor, and all areas east of Chalk Hill Road area.
EVACUATION WARNING
These areas are under an evacuation warning. This means you need to be ready to evacuate. This is a large area. See the map to confirm if you are under an evacuation warning. If you feel unsafe, evacuate.
Zone 4- The Dry Creek Valley west to Forestville.
Zone 5- Larkfield and Mark West Drainage.
NEW Zone 7 – West of Sebastopol to the coast, north of Bodega Highway, and south of Stewarts Point/Skaggs Springs Road.
INSTRUCTIONS
Highway 101 is open in both directions right now. Evacuation centers are the Santa Rosa Vets Hall, Petaluma Vets Hall, or the Petaluma Fairgrounds. The Sonoma County Fairgrounds are open to large animals only.
If you can’t evacuate due to medical conditions or advanced age, call 911 for help.
If you have questions, call 211.
Follow the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates.
Instructions:
Evacuate if you are under evacuation orders. Be ready to evacuate if you are under evacuation warning.
Address/Location
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office
2796 Ventura Ave
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 707-565-2650
October 8, 2019
The County of Sonoma and the City of Santa Rosa are advocating for a gubernatorial emergency proclamation in preparation for the consequences of the current planned power shutoff. PG&E informed County and City officials today that critical current weather conditions persist and will result in a power shutoff. Both agencies proclaimed a state of local emergency on Monday after being notified of the possibility of the now confirmed extended de-energization event by PG&E.
The National Weather Service has upgraded the Fire Weather Watch to a Red Flag Warning for the North Bay Mountains and North Bay Interior Valleys, which includes all of Santa Rosa and a majority of Sonoma County, from 5a.m. Wednesday, October 9, to 5 p.m. Thursday, October 10. In addition, a Wind Advisory has been issued for the upper elevations of Sonoma County, above 1,000 feet, from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 3 p.m. Thursday.
The County of Sonoma estimates that 262,000 residents will be impacted by this event. Residents should be prepared for power outages beginning late tonight or in the very early hours of Wednesday, October 9. PG&E has indicated they expect to begin to restore power on Thursday, October 10 at about 12 p.m. It may take them up to five days to fully restore power to all customers across Northern California. PG&E expects damage to their system which could cause restoration delays. Winds may also impact their infrastructure outside of their planned power shutoff areas. All residents are advised to be prepared to lose power.
PG&E will open a Community Resource Center for impacted residents in Sonoma County at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building located at 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa. The Community Resource Center will open Wednesday, October 9, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will open daily until power is restored.
Residents are also advised to check the PG&E map here:
https://www.pge.com/en_US/safety/emergency-preparedness/natural-disaster/wildfires/psps-service-impact-map.page.
The County of Sonoma and City of Santa Rosa Emergency Operation Centers (EOCs) remain activated to support residents and to respond to the impacts of an extended power outage.
For updates and to identify service areas that may be affected by a potential power outage, residents should visit www.pge.com/psps and check individual addresses on PG&E’s interactive potential outage map.
To learn more about a PG&E’s power shutoff, visit www.PGE.com/weather or call PG&E’s 24-hour power outage information center at 1-800-743-5002.
Customers can update their contact information to receive notifications sent by PG&E online or by phone, in English, Spanish, and other languages at 1-866-743-6589.
The City and County are aware that there have been difficulties with PG&E’s website due to high volume of use. Residents can also visit this GIS map to find more information specific to Sonoma County.
To find more information about preparing for power outages visit www.SoCoEmergency.org. Sign up for Sonoma County emergency alerts on SoCoAlert.org.
For questions about the power shutoff, contact Sonoma County 2-1-1. Do not call 9-1-1 unless it is an emergency.
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