How to Stay Informed about Actual Emergencies
| Radio: | KVMR 89.5 FM (western county) or KVMR 105.1 FM (Truckee/Tahoe) - Nevada County’s Emergency Info Station (staffed 24/7). Hand-crank or battery-operated radios still work when power is out. |
| Radio: | KNCO 830 AM or STAR 94.1 FM (Daytime only, evenings staffed only in big emergencies) |
| Internet: | Ready Nevada County Dashboard will have live-update information on large wildfire and evacuation incidents only when the county’s Emergency Operations Center is activated. Put the mobile version on your smartphone. Also has a tool for scouting evacuation routes in advance, PSPS info, live fire webcams across the state, and more. |
| Internet: | YubaNet - https://yubanet.com/ Click on “Happening Now” |
| Internet: | The Union - https://www.theunion.com/ |
| Internet: | Facebook page for Nevada County Office of Emergency Services |
| Texts: | Breaking News from The Union: text “UnionNews” (without quotes) to the number 86677 |
| Texts: | Text your zip code to 888777 for Nevada County Sheriff’s Office alerts |
| Twitter: | @NevCoOES; @YubaNet; @TheUnion; @CAL_FIRE; @CALFIRENEU (Nevada-Yuba- Placer Unit) |
| Cal Fire: | https://www.fire.ca.gov/ or (530) 823-4083 (call volume may be high) for large incidents. |
| 2-1-1 Connecting Point: | https://211connectingpoint.org/ or just dial 2-1-1 on your phone. A free service for official information on evacuations, road closures, mass care shelters, animal evacuations, social services, etc. Do not dial 9-1-1 for non-emergency matters. |
| Your Friends: | Use the Find Your Five plan (page 18 in the County’s Ready Set Go handbook) to create a “buddy system” of friends who will alert you when they hear there’s a nearby fire. |
