If you live east of Highway 12 in parts of Agua Caliente, Fetters Hot Springs, or Boyes Hot Springs — or know someone who does — we encourage you to sign up or help spread the word about a community evacuation drill happening on Saturday, May 3, 2025. While the exercise is not taking place within City of Sonoma limits, nearby City neighborhoods may hear SoCoAlert notifications and the sound of hi-lo sirens during the event. Practicing together helps us all stay safer in a real emergency — please share this information with family, friends, and neighbors in the affected area, see maps below.
The Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management will conduct an evacuation drill in the Springs area of Sonoma Valley, including the communities of Agua Caliente, Fetters Hot Springs, and parts of Boyes Hot Springs on the east side of Highway 12, on Saturday, May 3, from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
The exercise will test the SoCoAlert notification system and give residents an opportunity to practice evacuating to a designated location before an actual emergency. Hi-lo sirens, used to signal the need to evacuate, will be audible in the surrounding areas during the exercise.
City of Sonoma residents living near the exercise zone should be aware that they may hear the sirens or receive alerts during the drill.
We strongly encourage those living in the identified neighborhoods to sign up to participate:
Participants will evacuate to Altimira Middle School (17805 Arnold Drive) during the exercise, where emergency partners will provide information on preparing homes, families, and pets for emergencies.
Learn more about this and other Sonoma County evacuation exercises at www.SoCoTest.org.
