Resources for emergency information in Sonoma Valley

How to get emergency alerts - Text your zip code to 888777 to get text updates - Or visit https://local.nixle.com/sonoma-county-sheriffs-office/ Learn more about breaking news involving law enforcement - Join the Facebook page “Sonoma County Scanner Updates” - Join the Facebook page “Sonoma Sheriff” To hear what the City of Sonoma is saying in the event of an emergency - Join the Facebook page “Sonoma City Hall” View a map of the fires|

How to get emergency alerts

- Text your zip code to 888777 to get text updates

- Or visit https://local.nixle.com/sonoma-county-sheriffs-office/

Learn more about breaking news involving law enforcement

- Join the Facebook page “Sonoma County Scanner Updates”

- Join the Facebook page “Sonoma Sheriff”

To hear what the City of Sonoma is saying in the event of an emergency

- Join the Facebook page “Sonoma City Hall”

View a map of the fires

- https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/38.3218/-122.4475/11

- http://app.mapport.com/wildfire-viewer/

- or http://tinyurl.com/y7kjj5er

- or https://tinyurl.com/yauex988

The updated emergency shelter list can be found at

- http://tinyurl.com/y8k8wtsz

To learn which roads are closed in an emergency

- http://roadconditions.sonoma-county.org/

To learn about air quality

- www.airnow.gov

To volunteer

- The American Red Cross is managing volunteer opportunities for the fires at 577-7600

- To volunteer at Sonoma evacuation centers, go to the Sonoma Community Center to register

Where can large animals go?

- The SVHS farm is accepting animals that have been displaced by the fires (the end of Larkin Drive)

Still need a hotel?

The SVVB partnered with the San Francisco Hotel Council and SF Travel to offer fire victims special offers at Bay Area hotels. Hotels in SF are starting with a $50 rate and it goes up from there.

More resources: www.sonomavalley.com/fire

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