Floods

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Northern California

Emergency Alerts & Real-Time Info

  • Flood Emergency Response: Provides participating agencies an online system to access and exchange current flood information in real-time through Web GIS interface.
  • Real-time Coastal Flood Monitoring: Provides real-time, site-specific water level data to help communities, agencies, and stakeholders monitor and respond to flood risks as they happen.
  • Best Available Maps: 100- and 200-year floodplains for areas located within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.

Evacuation & Shelter

  • Flooding in California: Types of flooding are typical in California and how do you protect yourself, your family and your home.
  • Flood Scenarios and Evacuation Routes: Maps showing hypothetical levee breaks, inundation levels and the time it would take for waters to rise in affected neighborhoods, and rescue and evacuation.
  • Flood Protection Information: Information and useful links that aid in educating oneself regarding flooding, in San Joaquin County.

Animal Boarding

  • Flood  Survival Tips for for Animals: Useful survival tips for those who have pets in northern California.
  • California Animal Response Emergency Support: CARES is a system that provides operational guidance to assist with all aspects of animal care in the event of a disaster or emergency with the assistance of agencies and volunteer organizations.
  • CVET:  Collaborative veterinary response efforts to provide exceptional and compassionate care to animals and their families during disasters.

Air Quality & Health

Recovery/ Financial Assistance

  • Disaster - United Way:  UWNC provides immediate funding to locally based partner Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) responding to the disaster.
  • Legal Services of Northern CA:  Provides free legal help to low-income individuals and families affected by natural disasters including fires, earthquakes and floods.
  • Disaster Grant Assistance: May provide grant funds to assist people who have suffered damage in a disaster area declared by the President when the federal assistance to Individuals and Household Program (IHP) is implemented.

Free Items/Distribution

Local Contacts

Central California

Emergency Alerts & Real-Time Info

  • Flood Emergency Response: Provides participating agencies an online system to access and exchange current flood information in real-time through Web GIS interface.
  • Real-time Coastal Flood Monitoring: Provides real-time, site-specific water level data to help communities, agencies, and stakeholders monitor and respond to flood risks as they happen.
  • Best Available Maps: 100- and 200-year floodplains for areas located within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.

Evacuation & Shelter

Animal Boarding

Air Quality & Health

Recovery/ Financial Assistance

Free Items/Distribution

Local Contacts

Southern California

Emergency Alerts & Real-Time Info

  • Flood Emergency Response: Provides participating agencies an online system to access and exchange current flood information in real-time through Web GIS interface.
  • Real-time Coastal Flood Monitoring: Provides real-time, site-specific water level data to help communities, agencies, and stakeholders monitor and respond to flood risks as they happen.
  • Best Available Maps: 100- and 200-year floodplains for areas located within the Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley.
  • Ready LA County: Emergency notifications for disasters for LA county residents.

Evacuation & Shelter

Animal Boarding

Air Quality & Health

  •  Indoor Air Quality: Provides information on what one should do after entering back into an indoor space that had been affected by flooding.
  •  Air Now: Source for air quality data.
  •  Cal Air Resources Board:  Accurately measuring air quality in California.

Recovery/ Financial Assistance

  • San Diego Flood Response Board: San Diego’s response to the floods in 2024, will probably relaunch the program if floods show up again
  • Disaster Grant Assistance:  May provide grant funds to assist people who have suffered damage in a disaster area declared by the President when the federal assistance to Individuals and Household Program (IHP) is implemented
  • California Disaster Assistance Act: Provides funding to cities, counties, special districts, school districts, community colleges, and certain private nonprofit organizations in the event of a state disaster.

Free Items/Distribution

  • Meals on Wheels America: Supports the nationwide network of community-based programs dedicated to addressing senior hunger and isolation. Through nutritious meals, friendly visits and safety checks, these programs help millions of older adults maintain their independence and well-being.
  • Red Cross Flood Relief: Services include provide safe, dry shelter until families can return home, serve water and hot meals, ensure people with disabilities get the help they need, provide first aid, give comfort and emotional support, distribute clean up supplies like mops, gloves and tarps, assess damage in impacted neighborhoods, and meet with families to prepare recovery plans.

Local Contacts

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