Point Reyes Station Arthur Disterheft Public Safety Building houses our county firestation and sheriff's substation next door.
Contacts (non-emergency): Marin County Fire Dept., Point Reyes Station: 415-473-7699; Inverness Volunteer Fire Dept.: 415-669-7151; Inverness Disaster Council Interim Coordinators Connie Morse, Sally Fairfax: idccs2022@gmail.com; Marin County Sheriff, Point Reyes substation: 415-663-1151
Marin County Fire Department
Includes Alerts (fire level danger), Facebook posts, latest Tweets and videos; CPR classes; defensible space flyer; near-live public images from fire lookouts on Mt. Tam, Mt. Barnabe, Big Rock, Point Reyes Hill; and more.
Marin County Office of Emergency Services
Telephone alerts (AlertMarin)
Telephone alert system to deliver incident-specific information or potentially life-saving instruction to precise geographic area(s) affected. This includes evacuations. / Cuando acción es necessairia en un domicilio especifico. During-event information. Información durante un Evento acerca de rutas de evacuación, refugio y transportación. Sign up / Inscribase a: alertmarin.org
For more information on how to configure your cell phones, such as being sure Wireless Emergency Alerts are On in your settings, go to FIRESafe Marin Evacuation Planning. This is a robocall so you can set the caller ID: 415-473-6376. Many smartphones allow you to create "favorites" and set preferences for those callers. AlertMarin also sends emergency notifications via SMS (Text). The two SMS short codes used by our system are 87844 and 89361
Text alerts Nixle.com
County-wide information: traffic updates, road closures, incident updates, contact info. Noticias de información de Segurida Pública através de el Condado. Sign up / Text your zip code to 888777 / Envía en texto el código postala 888777
Marin County Public Emergency Portal / Portal de Emergencia Pública de el Condado de Marin: emergency.marincounty.org.
English y espanol (traducir). Read information, then scroll down to Zonehaven map/evacuations. PGE power outages (PSPS), Coronavirus information, AlertMarin, Weather, Prepare (earthquake, drought, evacuation, flooding, wildfire). / Lea información y continúe al mapa información pública. Interrupciones de energía de PG&E (PSPS), respuesta al coronavirus, AlertMarín, Clima, Preparar (terremoto, sequía, evacuación, indundación, incendio forestal).
Useful Apps / Aplicaciones útiles
>> CaptionCall.com: For people with hearing loss, make & receive voice to text captioned phone calls, at no cost. Para apoyar a las personas con pérdida auditiva, subtítulos de llamadas avanzados, sin costo.
>> PulsePoint (pulsepoint.com): Notice of significant events (flooding, wildfire, cardiac emergencies)/ Notificación anticipada de eventos significativos (indundación, incendio forestal y emergencias cardíacas)
>> Watchduty (watchduty.org): Up-to-the-minute info re fire movement & firefighting nearby, alerts about changing ground conditions / Información actualizada al minuto sobre movimiento de incendios y extinción de incendios en las cercanías
Ready Marin-Disaster Preparedness & Training
A FEMA-supported website with information on how to prepare yourself, household, pets, etc., and a list of other websites with information, including FEMA's ready.gov (multi-language). Information includes: CERT training; English & Spanish checklists; Get Ready/Prepárese manuals. (click on link)
Marin Medical Reserve Corps
Trains and deploys medical volunteers who supplement professional emergency response to a disaster or other public health need in Marin. MMRC is a nationally recognized volunteer service organization. Website includes MMRC application.
Marin Humane Society
The Disaster Preparedness information on our Animal Safety page is from MHS. On its website, click on the Get Help tab, then Advisories. MHS's website also has a lost-pet registration and search database.
American Red Cross
Local chapter of the national organization. Get a free installation of a 10-year home smoke alarm via ARC's Northern California Coastal Home Fire Campaign. For details and to request alarms in all the recommended areas of your home, go to: http://www.redcross.org/local/california/northern-california-coastal/home-fire-safety
US Dept. of Labor
Emergency preparedness for individuals with disabilities.
Business
The U.S. Small Business Administration website on Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Recovery. Includes various checklists such as Emergency Communications, Recovery Overview, Disaster Recovery Kit, and more. Also information on Disaster Assistance.