The Nevada County Assessor's Office locates all taxable property within Nevada County, identifies the owner of each parcel of taxable property, establishes the assessed value of all taxable property in accordance with the law, and publishes annual and supplemental assessment rolls.

Reassessment for property damaged from disaster
In the event of property damage due to misfortune or calamity, property owners can apply to have the property's value reassessed.

Web pages

• Assessor's Office home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/163/Assessor
• Application for Reassessment of Property Damaged by Misfortune or Calamity - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/19635/Application-for-Reassessment-of-Property-Damaged-by-Misfortune-or-Calamity-PDF

 

In the event of a disaster, the Ready Nevada County dashboard will display real-time data on the Ready Nevada County Dashboard.

The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services (OES) coordinates with County departments, municipalities, key stakeholders, and special districts to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from all disasters.

Ready Nevada County is an effort coordinated by OES to raise awareness and mobilize the community to prevent and prepare for wildfires.

2024 READY, SET, GO! Handbook - English

2024 ¡PREPARADOS, LISTOS, A EVACUAR! Manual

​Web pages

• Home - http://www.mynevadacounty.com/1182/Office-of-Emergency-Services
• Ready Nevada County Dashboard - https://nevcounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=dfae8e3b36e3455bbf9dcc865349e72e
• Preparedness Toolkit - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/2792/Preparedness-Toolkit
• About OES - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1241/About
• Community Resources - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3517/211-Community-Resources
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The Environmental Health Department manages programs focused on environmental protection and public health in Nevada County. This includes wildfire cleanup and recovery efforts.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/1470/Environmental-Health
• Nevada County CDA Guidelines for Private Cleanup After A Fire - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35713/Nevada-County-Guidance-Document-for-Private-Cleanup-after-a-Fire-v4-TW-9120?bidId=
• Health Effects from Home and Building Ash - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/35648/8-26-2020-Health-Effects-From-Home-and-Building-Ash_Jones-Fire?bidId=

The Nevada County Office of Emergency Services is one of the County agencies that can provide information about wildfires, from preparation to recovery.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3453/Ready-Nevada-County
• Wildfire Information - www.nevadacountyca.gov/2772/Wildfire-FAQs
  
  

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.)

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California 211 Direct Phone Numbers
2‑1‑1 is a free telephone number providing access to local community services. 2‑1‑1 is available in multiple languages, allowing people access to information and to obtain referrals for resources such as physical and mental health, housing, utility, food, transportation, employment assistance, and suicide and crisis interventions. 2‑1‑1 also provides disaster preparedness, response, and recovery during declared emergencies.
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Connecting Point offers Disaster Case Management for Nevada County residents impacted by the 2023 Severe Winter Storms (FEMA Incident Period February 21-July 10, 2023).

Call 211 or 833-342-5211 to receive a referral to a Disaster Case Manager who will contact you within one business day to offer assistance during your recovery process.

Disaster Case Managers will work one-on-one with individuals and families that have been impacted by the severe winter storms.

Meeting regularly and as needed, the case managers will be able to work with you step-by-step throughout the recovery process, provide you with resources for any need that comes up, navigate the County, State, Federal home repair and financial assistance processes that you will encounter, advocate for additional resources as needed, provide a physical place where you can print, fax, email, and copy documents, and keep you up to date with any updates as they are released.

Web pages

• Home - https://connectingpoint.org/

CodeRED provides emergency notifications for Nevada County residents via text, email, landline, cell phone, and TTY. Alerts are sent to specific evacuation zones. All residents are encouraged to sign up.

Sign-Up Options

• Managed Accounts: Create an account to update contact information anytime. Sign up here.
• Guest Accounts: Contact 211 Connecting Point for assistance with registration.

Need Help?

• For account issues, call OnSolve CodeRED Support: 866-939-0911 (Mon-Fri, 5am-3pm PT) or email crsupport@onsolve.com.
• Find your evacuation zone: Genasys Protect & Nevada County Evacuation Zones.

Tips for Receiving Alerts

• Add these numbers to your contacts:
  • Emergency Alerts: 866-419-5000
  • General Alerts: 855-969-4636
• Learn how to bypass "Do Not Disturb" mode on your phone for emergency calls.

Web pages

• Home - https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/CA8B57E20D17
• Sign Up - https://public.coderedweb.com/cne/en-US/CA8B57E20D17
• Genasys Project - https://protect.genasys.com/search
• Nevada County Evacuation Z…

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Connecting Point offers Disaster Case Management for Nevada County residents impacted by the 2023 Severe Winter Storms (FEMA Incident Period February 21-July 10, 2023).

Call 211 or 833-342-5211 to receive a referral to a Disaster Case Manager who will contact you within one business day to offer assistance during your recovery process.

Disaster Case Managers will work one-on-one with individuals and families that have been impacted by the severe winter storms.

Meeting regularly and as needed, the case managers will be able to work with you step-by-step throughout the recovery process, provide you with resources for any need that comes up, navigate the County, State, Federal home repair and financial assistance processes that you will encounter, advocate for additional resources as needed, provide a physical place where you can print, fax, email, and copy documents, and keep you up to date with any updates as they are released.

Web pages

• Home - https://connectingpoint.org/

Cecil Construction, Inc provides emergency home services 24/7/365 to Grass Valley, California residents and the surrounding Sierra Nevada Foothills areas. The company has a number of Emergency Response Crews that are fully equipped with everything they need from trucks to tarps to ladders to sealants to mitigate further damage to property. They can also do residential and commercial interior and exterior painting. Cecil Construction is a member of the nonprofit Nevada County Contractors' Association.

Please note: Contractors charge fees for service. At this time there is no established low or no cost organization doing this kind of work in Nevada County.

Cecil Construction, Inc can help with:

• Wind damage
• Water damage/dry outs/extraction
• Fire and smoke damage
• Mold damage
• Tree removal
• Board-ups/Roof Tarping
• Structure Cleaning
• Contents pack out and storage
• Contents cleaning
• Contents Inventory

Web pages

• Home - https://cecilconstruction.com/

The Nevada County Relief Fund was established in April 2020 to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. The fund now serves as a single “Emergency Relief Fund” to provide relief to Nevada County residents following the official declaration of a local emergency. The Nevada County Relief Fund is under the fiscal sponsorship of the Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Foundation. (CommonSpirit Health).

Web pages

• Home - https://nevcorelief.org/
• FAQs - https://nevcorelief.org/faq/