Felton Fire Protection District
To assist community disaster preparedness, the Santa Cruz County Office of Response, Recovery & Resilience, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, and Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 will test the county’s alert and warning system on October 21. Residents with landlines, as well those who have registered their cell phones,VoIP (cable) phones, and emails, or who… Continue Reading
As California enters its 2nd consecutive dry year. And with a trend of warming and drying weather, CalFire has ended the backyard burn season for Santa Cruz County. This suspension takes effect May 1, 2021 and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris such as branches and leaves, without a burn permit issued by… Continue Reading
Following recent rain, CAL FIRE’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit has lifted the suspension of burning within State Responsibility Area (SRA) in San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties effective Tuesday December 15, at 8 am. While cooler temperatures and recent rainfall have helped to diminish the threat of wildfire, residents are asked to use caution while… Continue Reading
Today 8/28/20 begins the phased repopulation of the San Lorenzo Valley, Watch the attached video to learn what to expect upon your return. Please check the Santa Cruz County webpage and Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s pages for further openings as they roll out. County Evacuation Map Continue Reading
The Santa Cruz County COVID-19 Information & Updates page is the most up to date source in Santa Cruz County to get updates and information regarding COVID-19. You can find all of the press releases, shelter in place order and other orders currently in effect. It will also provide you with places to obtain specific resources. You… Continue Reading
If you have any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to donate, the county is accepting donations of certain PPE products. You can learn more at the Santa Cruz Health Services Agency PPE Donation Page. Continue Reading
2-1-1 is a FREE service that connects community members to information about critical health and human services available in their community. 2-1-1 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 2-1-1 utilizes both bilingual Call Specialists and a phone based translation service to offer 2-1-1 information and referral in over 150 languages. 2-1-1… Continue Reading
We are prepared to respond to the growth of COVID-19 cases in our region. As COVID-19 continues to spread in our community you can be assured that public safety agencies have thoroughly prepared to address issues as they arise, and have thoughtfully prepared contingency plans to manage the potential exponential growth of this disease. As… Continue Reading
On March 16, 2020 an order of the Health Officer of the County of Santa Cruz directed all individuals living in the county to shelter at their place of residence except in specific circumstances. You should familiarize yourself with the text of the declaration which is available for download (pdf). Continue Reading
Dear Fire Safety Friends: The Volunteer Fire Districts of the San Lorenzo Valley has initiated this year’s Fire Safety Education Program for children and families of our community, however, we need your help. In cooperation with the area schools we will be providing fire safety education materials for our children. These materials have been designed… Continue Reading