ALERTWildfire provides wildfire monitoring cameras and tools for the greater Tahoe region to support fire response and public safety.

Services include:

• Helping detect and confirm wildfire ignitions
• Supporting resource planning by showing real-time fire activity
• Assisting with evacuation planning through situational awareness
• Allowing monitoring of fire behavior during active containment
• Tracking flare-ups on previously contained fires

Web pages

• Home - https://www.alertwildfire.org/

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 Public Works department maintains city infrastructure and facilities to support public safety, local events, and long-term improvements.

Program details include:

• Street and road maintenance
• Park and facility upkeep
• Event setup and coordination
• Oversight of capital improvement projects
• Wastewater collection and treatment services

Web pages

• Home - https://colfax-ca.gov/government/public-works/

The City of Nevada City's Public Works Department maintains city infrastructure and facilities to support public safety, local events, and long-term improvements.

Program details include:

• Street and road maintenance
• Park and facility upkeep
• Event setup and coordination
• Oversight of capital improvement projects
• Wastewater collection and treatment services

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacityca.gov/
• Public Works - https://www.nevadacityca.gov/160/Engineering-Public-Works

The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County has a variety of programs designed to increase fire safety in wildfire country.

• Access & Functional Needs (AFN) - Low-income senior residents or those with medical disabilities may qualify for assistance with defensible space clearing.
• Defensible Space Advisory Visit (DSAV) - This program provides a one-on-one consultation at your home for comprehensive education on compliance with defensible space requirements around structures.
• Chipping Program - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County offers low-cost ($75/hr) chipping of brush cleared for defensible space of any permanent structure, and/or 30 feet from any roadside or driveway used for evacuation purposes.
• Address Signs - The Fire Safe Council of Nevada County creates Reflective Safety Address Signs so Public Safety personnel can find you in an emergency.
• Firewise USA® - The Firewise USA® Program provides resources to help homeowners learn how to adapt to living with wildfire while teaching…

The Nevada County Department of Agriculture provides regulatory and land management support to growers, market operators, and landowners in Nevada County.

Services include:

• Nursery, seed dealer, and quarantine inspections for compliance with state and federal regulations
• Grower’s Market Certificates, Organic Registrations, and Restricted Material Permits for pesticide use
• Registration and inspection of pest control operators
• Information and outreach on the Agricultural Wastewater Discharge Program (Regional Water Quality Control Board)
• Coordination with Environmental Health and Public Health on the West Nile Task Force
• Assistance with Agricultural Grading permit exemptions
• Noxious weed control and collaboration with the Building and Planning Department

Additional notes:

Wildlife Services is a cooperative program between Nevada County and the USDA. It addresses non-domestic animals that pose a threat to health, safety, agriculture, or property. 

Some services may involve a fee…

2023 - If you are dependent on your landline phone service from AT&T, please contact the Nevada County Board of Supervisors per instructions below.

Background
Over the next six to seven years, AT&T will be discontinuing their traditional wireline phone service. This service is provided via an outdated copper-based network. AT&T says that moving away from the landline phone network will allow them to invest more resources in high-speed broadband infrastructure.

AT&T has asked the County of Nevada to help them identify and connect with any of their traditional landline phone customers who have no other voice service alternatives (including mobile/cell phone service). They understand the public safety hazard of having no phone service and want to maintain service for households in that situation.

How to get on the list
If your household depends on your AT&T landline service, please send an email to:
bdofsupervisors@nevadacountyca.gov and include:

• your street address
• your…

• Home - TheNevada County Superintendent of Schools(NCSOS)
• Schools directory, including district info - https://nevco.org/schools/ and https://nevco.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/School-Directory-23-24-for-Public-Distribution-updated-8.17.2023.pdf
• Student health - https://nevco.org/school-health/
• School lunch - https://nevco.org/school-lunch/
• School safety - https://nevco.org/school-lunch/
• School closures - https://nevco.org/school-closures/

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/

Nevada County Public Health’s health access vending (HAVEN) machines provide free and confidential access to health and harm reduction supplies throughout Nevada County. Services aim to save lives, prevent disease, and promote health and safety.

Services include:

• Distributes naloxone (Narcan), fentanyl test strips, and safer sex kits
• Provides first aid, hygiene, grooming, and oral health kits
• Offers medication and sharps disposal kits
• Access available with a free PIN code, registered online or in person

HAVEN Machine Locations:

• Truckee: Joseph Center, 10075 Levon Ave — Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
• Grass Valley:
  • Commons Resource Center, 1105 Sutton Way — Mon/Wed/Fri 11am-2pm (or Mon-Fri 8am-5pm if staff is available)
  • Brighton Greens, 988 McCourtney Rd — Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
  • North San Juan: Community Center, 29190 CA-49 — Accessible during any open hours
  • Penn Valley: Western Sierra Medical Clinic, 10532 Spenceville Rd — Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Web pages

• Home - https://knowoverdosenc.com/vend…