Links & Information
Local Rules & Regulations
Santa Cruz County Water Tank & Fire Hydrant Information - graphic showing current standards for home water tank / hydrant connections and in Santa Cruz County
How to lock your fire hydrant against water theft and still allow access to firefighters: Standard document and vendor website.
Wildland Fire And Disaster Preparation and Readiness
PreventWildfireCA.org - fire prevention information from CalFire
ReadyForWildfire.org - wildland fire preparedness from CalFire
Emergency Kit Information from: CalFire, CDC, Red Cross, FEMA, and our MNN article
Family Disaster Plan Information from: ready.gov, Red Cross and our MNN article
Caring for animals during a disaster, from ready.gov
Safe and Well - a Red Cross website for reconnecting after a disaster
Local Safety Resources - information to help Santa Cruz Mountains residents know more about their safety situation, learn what is happening when they hear sirens or see aircraft, be more informed, and better able to ask for help when it matters
How To Report An Emergency - and what to think about when you do
Emergency Information - how to learn about things happening on our mountain, so you can be better informed and safer when it matters
Who Answers Your 911 Call - a brief introduction to which agencies can be responsible for picking up when you call 911
What Happens When You Call 911 - a description of what happens when you call 911, how your call is handled, which agencies respond, and so on
Monthly Safety Considerations - a month by month list of ways to improve your safety and reduce the chances of having to call 911
Mountain Network News Article Archive - many LPVFR & safety related articles published in the MNN
Santa Cruz County Fire Documentation - reports about County Fire, CSA 48, budgets, and similar documents
Mountain Resident Sticker - a window sticker for your car that may help get you past road blocks on 17 in cases where only locals are allowed in
Storm Related Resources - where to get information during a major storm impacting our area
Fire Departments
Cal Fire Statewide Fire Map Summit CERT - Community Emergency Response Team
Fire Safe Councils - local organizations working to reduce fire danger in the area
Air Pollution Control Districts
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Air Quality Forecast - including Spare The Air alert announcements
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District
Spare The Air program - sign up for email spare the air alerts
For Kids