Posted on: March 27, 2023
The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County, in partnership with the County of Nevada Office of Emergency Services and CAL FIRE, are hosting FREE self-service green waste disposal, and wood chip pick-up. As storm recovery continues, residents are enc...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 17, 2023
Three local agencies in Nevada County have been awarded grant funding from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) for forest resilience projects that will reduce wildfire risk and restore forest health in the region.
The grant recipients are:
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 10, 2023
Residents and business owners with storm damage repairs in unincorporated Nevada County will receive priority permitting and have local fees waived for repair permits through the Nevada County Community Development Agency (CDA) for repairs following the F...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 7, 2023
With a state and local emergency proclamation in place because of recent storm damage, qualified property owners in Nevada County might be entitled to property tax relief.
Storm damage must be $10,000 or more for a property owner to be eligible for emergen...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 8, 2023
Nevada County’s Building Department is advising residents and businesses to monitor buildings and roofs for signs of excessive snow loads. With significant rain in the forecast, it will be possible for the snow to act as a sponge absorbing the moisture an...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 8, 2023
Submitted by NID
An atmospheric river system projected to hit late Thursday into Friday has raised concerns about the potential for flooding. The Nevada Irrigation District (NID) warns that its lower division dams will be spilling, as is typical during win...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 8, 2023
In response to Gov. Gavin Newsom's declared state of emergency in Amador, Kern, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Sonoma and Tulare counties, Health Net is providing special assistance to ...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 8, 2023
PG&E reports crews continue to restore power in hard-hit Nevada County after heavy, low-elevation snowstorms caused power outages to thousands. PG&E continues to restore power using out-of-area crews and contractors to assist local teams...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 3, 2023
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Saturday, March 4th at 10:00 am through Monday, March 6th at 10:00 am. Heavy snow is expected on Saturday and into Sunday morning, with total snow accumulations of 4 to 18 inches ...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 3, 2023
The Western Propane Gas Association (WPGA) announced yesterday that it is working with its member marketers to ensure that residential and emergency services customers living in and around the Sierra Nevada range will have access to safe, reliable supplie...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 2, 2023
With over 12,000 households still without power and downed trees blocking roadways countywide, the Office of Emergency Services (OES) has proclaimed a local state of emergency for Nevada County. This proclamation is the formal step necessary to request em...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: March 1, 2023
A Warming Center is open at the Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Building to provide a space for all Nevada County residents to charge devices and warm up. Nevada County’s Extreme Weather Shelter with Sierra Roots has also moved to the Gra...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: February 3, 2023
By Lorraine Jewett
Nevada County has millions of federal grant dollars available to hire work crews to create defensible space at hundreds of homes, all at no cost to homeowners or renters.
The county just needs people to apply.
“Work has been completed on 2...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: September 28, 2022
At Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors’ meeting, Nevada County’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) brought forward several wildfire planning and mitigation projects for approval, including three new large-scale community defense ...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: June 3, 2022
In the face of above-normal fire potential and what has been identified as “acute and flammable fuel anomalies” across the Tahoe National Forest following the December 2021 winter storm, Nevada County was excited to learn this week that funding has been a...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: January 13, 2023
Start 2023 off right by ensuring that you are signed up for CodeRED Emergency Alerts! CodeRED is an opt-in notification system used by the County of Nevada to notify residents in an emergency. These alerts may be received as text, email, landline, cell ph...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: May 10, 2022
It's that time of year to do that literal spring cleaning or clearing as the case may be. Residents can take advantage of (3) upcoming green waste days held at the Truckee Rodeo Grounds (10695 Brockway Rd, Truckee). This event is a self-service: ...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Using Ladris’ Evacuation Pre-Planner tool, Nevada County’s emergency managers and law enforcement personnel can now simulate detailed models for evacuations, traffic times, and road congestion scenarios for wildfires or other disasters. Ladris’ platform i...
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Office of Emergency Services
Posted on: May 5, 2022
This Saturday, May 7th, from 11 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. the Gold Country Kiwanis, Ready Nevada County, Nevada County Office of Emergency Services, and Fire Safe Council of Nevada County are once again partnering to produce the Children’s Health and Wi...
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