Category: Public Safety News

Red Flag Warning for North Bay Mountains this Weekend

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the North Bay Mountains above 1000 feet from Saturday (10/5)  evening through Sunday (10/6) morning. During these times, extreme caution is urged by all residents because a simple spark can cause a major wildfire. The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management has been in … Continued

Continued Risk of Flooding and Mud, Debris Flows from 2017 Wildfires

The City of Santa Rosa (City) and County of Sonoma continues to encourage residents living in and around the areas burned by the Sonoma Complex Fires to prepare their property for the rainy season and remain alert for possible threats from intense winter storms. Properties in the areas burned, and downstream of those areas, still … Continued

Sonoma City and Valley No Longer on Power Shutoff ‘Watch”

UPDATE September 24th, 7:00 PM: This evening, PG&E updated their potential Public Safety Power Shutoff outage maps. The City of Sonoma and Sonoma Valley are no longer shown as potential shut off for tonight, Tuesday, September 24th. Some areas of Napa and Sonoma Counties are still included in a potential second de-energization event for Tuesday, … Continued

City of Sonoma Responds to Public Safety Power Shutoff “Watch”

UPDATE 9/23, 1:15 PM: PG&E has announced that they do not project a power shutoff event for today, Monday 9/23 for Sonoma County. PG&E will continue to monitor the weather for a potential shutoff tomorrow, Tuesday 9/24. Visit their webpage for more information: https://www.pge.com/…/wildfires/psps-service-impact-map.page 9/23, 11:36 PM – PG&E ‪has raised the Pubic Safety Power Shutoff … Continued

City of Sonoma Extended Power Outage Preparation Update

At Wednesday’s meeting, City staff provided an update to the City Council and the community about our efforts to prepare for the PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS).  Read a brief summary and highlights of the presentation below. You can also view the PowerPoint presentation and watch a recording of the presentation (presentation starts at … Continued

Sonoma County to Test Emergency Alerts on September 5th

Download Press Release in Spanish. On Thursday, September 5th, Sonoma County’s Department of Emergency Management will test three alert and warning systems, including the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system, SoCoAlert, and the National Weather Service NOAA Weather Radio System, from 10:00am until 11:10am. During this testing period, residents and visitors within the communities of Healdsburg, … Continued

City Council Meeting – September 4th

A regular meeting of Sonoma City Council will be held on Wednesday, September 4th at 6:00 pm. View the full agenda and staff reports including items on the consent calendar and public hearing on our CivicWeb Portal. Items to be considered on the regular schedule include: Update and Initial Direction on Updating Housing Element / … Continued

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