Resources

Register with Martinez Alerts to get alerts from The City of Martinez about severe weather, unexpected road closures, police activity, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods.
Register with the CWS for address-based updates on all-hazard matters. CWS is not used for traffic alerts.
PulsePoint can immediately inform you of emergencies occurring in your community such as fires, flooding, utility emergencies, and traffic collisions.
Register with the Watch Duty app to receive alerts of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts.
Get earthquake alerts at the MyShake app for magnitude 4.5 and higher in California, Oregon and Washington. Read more.
You may download our Alerts Safety Tip flyer with these and many other reliable sources.

Know Your Zone use this link to look up the Genasys (formally ZoneHaven) evacuation map for your location.
Ready.gov has many free publications you can download here.
Earthquake resources: 7 Step Guide, After Earthquake Guide, CCCEmergency Services

Go Bag! Make a Go Bag for each family member
Make a Pet Go Bag for each pet. Download a Pet Wallet Card to keep with you.
Keep an Emergency Car Kit in your car at all times.
Build a Stay Kit to cover your needs when you cannot get supplies. Watch this Red Cross quick video with Jamie Lee Curtis.
Be Ready in a Flash! Use this guide to build your Digital Kit. Cal OES has guidelines here
Download Red Cross and FEMA’s guide to Food and Water in an Emergency

Break down preparedness into monthly actions. Our 12 Month Preparedness Guide is loaded with tips, links and suggestions.
Prepare to recover. Have your finance information organized
Pet Preparedness. Download the Three Step Disaster Plan from CART here. Contra Costa County Animal Response Team (CCCART) is a team of dedicated volunteers who continuously train to set up and staff temporary animal shelters in a time of disaster or emergency. Visit Contra Costa CART here
American Red Cross. Red Cross volunteers and staff work to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping you be prepared to respond in emergencies. Service for more than a century.
Lamorinda CERT offers water storage items and fire extinguishers for sale Spring and Fall at lamorindacert.org. Please enter Martinez Area CERT under “CERT program” during check out, thank you.
Listos California for All has helpful preparedness information in many languages. Download Disaster Ready Guide and en Español (PDF). Also, Safety Tips for Wildfire + COVID-19 in English, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese
Contra Costa County Residents Wildland Fire Guide
How to Prepare for an Earthquake from Contra Costa County

Defensible Space. Wildfire Preparedness starts with you.
What Zone are you? See reports of evacuations by zone? Here is the interactive map to find your zone: Project Genasys
Are you in the Red Zone? Find out on an interactive map from Cal Fire: CAL Fire High Hazard severity map.
Home Fire Insurance – Have you been dropped by your carrier? Where to go for Insurance in CA?
OK for Fido? ASPCA’s People Food to Avoid Feeding Your Pets will guide you on foods to not share with our fur friends.
Fry the turkey? Please look at this infographic from the U.S. Fire Administration first.
Park Smart from The San Francisco Police Department

What is CERT Training?
Contra Costa County CERT Program – These agency/organizations are members of the Contra Costa CERT Coalition
Watch this quick video from LAFD to learn more