The Peardale-Chicago Park Fire Protection District provides fire suppression services, emergency medical response, and public assistance from stations in Chicago Park and Peardale. 

Services include:

• Fire protection for structures and wildland areas
• Emergency medical response
• Public assistance

Service Area:

• Communities of Peardale, Chicago Park, and You Bet/Red Dog.
• Emergency services to three campgrounds on Rollins Lake: Orchard Springs, Greenhorn, and Peninsula.

Additional Information:

• Offers online residential burn permits for residents within the state responsibility area of Nevada, Yuba, Placer, and Sierra counties.
• Provides guidance on preparing for power outages, including creating safety plans and assembling emergency supply kits.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.pcpfire.org/

The Rough and Ready Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection, emergency rescue services and sandbags in times of floods.


Web pages

• Home - http://www.rrvfd.com/

If you are having a life-threatening emergency call 9-1-1. For example, if you have lost power to essential life-sustaining medical devices and do not have backup power for them, or you have a medical need for temperature control.

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FREED works with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and PG&E to support people with disabilities and older adults during a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event or other emergencies due to power shutoffs. The goal is to enable them to remain safe while independent in their residences and communities.

Funding for some services listed below is ONLY for PSPS events (or other power outage events for which PG&E may activate FREED). There is no funding for generators. No generators are available through any of these programs.

FREED is available to possibly assist in several ways:

DISABILITY DISASTER ACCESS & RESOURCES (DDAR) - DDAR assists individuals with disabilities and older adults in disaster readiness and recovery. …

The Grass Valley Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical response, hazardous materials first response, fire prevention and safety education, fire investigation, fire code inspection, plan review, and pre-construction consultation services.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/fire-department
• City of Grass Valley Emergency Preparedness Guide is here:
  https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/sites/main/files/file-attachments/emergency_prep_brochure_2019_grs_v.5.pdf?1582814072
  
  

 The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center can text community members information on resources.

Information and Referral (I&R)

For local resources to meet your needs. Live agents are available Mon-Fri 8:30am-6:30pm.

• To begin your conversation in English or Espanol, text your zip code to 898211

Placer County resources

For occasional alerts (1-2 times a week) on resources only available in Placer County.

• In English, text gethelpplacer to 898211
• In Espanol, text ayudacomunitaria to 898211

Non-emergency disaster info (not active at this time)

• 211 may provide information on how to sign up for non-emergency text message updates in the event of a disaster (not active at this time)

Standard msg and data rates may apply. Text STOP to opt-out, Text HELP for technical assistance. For terms and conditions for texting with 898211, visit here. 

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• Terms and Conditions - https://educationalmessageservices.com/policies/ 

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides information about planned power shutoff resources, including:

• PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)
• Other utility company Public Safety Outage Management (PSOM) events
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• PSPS/PSOM & Other Planned PowerShutoff Resources - https://211connectingpoint.org/psps-psom-other-planned-power-shutoff-resources/

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides a web page with information about wildfire resources.

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• Wildfire resources - https://211connectingpoint.org/wildfire-resources/
  
  
  

Ophir Hill Fire Protection District provides fire suppression, emergency medical service, hazardous materials incident response, and fire prevention information. The Ophir Hill Fire Protection District covers a 9 square mile area.

Web pages

• Home - http://www.ophirhillfire.org/

The Nevada County Public Health Department provides a Emergency Preparedness Program that assists county healthcare organizations and community groups in preparing and planning for emergencies.

Services include:

• Coordinating emergency preparedness plans for healthcare providers and community organizations
• Offering guidance and resources for developing emergency response strategies
• Promoting public health safety measures during emergencies

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3962/Public-Health 
• Emergency Preparedness - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/753/Emergency-Preparedness-Planning

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center can refer people to other 211 call centers in California and around the USA.

Find contact centers around the United States here.

You can also call 866-FIND-211 (866-346-3211) to find your county's 211 in California. Your call can be transferred to your local 2-1-1.

(Note: If you work at a 2-1-1 in California and would like your county to route appropriately through the 866-find-211 phone line, please contact Eve Hamilton at ehamilton@icfs.org.)