The West Sacramento Fire Department serves as emergency management coordinator for the City of West Sacramento and is the lead agency that fulfills the city's requirements under the Emergency Services Act (Government Code Section 8550 et. seq.). This office works with all City departments and other partners having emergency management responsibilities including, the Yolo County Office of Emergency Services (OES) and surrounding jurisdictions.

To protect life, property, and the environment by leading the development and implementation of a cooperative citywide plan for emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery drawing from all local, state, and federal resources.

Using a whole community approach, we coordinates with neigboring jurisdictions, the County, public and private organizations, and community groups to lead citywide disaster planning, mitigation, response, and recovery activities.

OES updates and maintains local emergency response plans, provides Citywide training and exercises to City personnel, and provides public education and information on preparing for disasters.

In the event of a disaster, we activate the City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), a centralized location for coordinating citywide emergency response and recovery activities. The City utilizes the Standard Emergency Management System to establish common operating procedures and to ensure an effective organizational structure for a unified disaster response. 

While public safety is dedicated to protecting community members in a disaster, the key to whole community resilience comes down to individual activities. We believe that preparedness is everyone’s responsibility and encourage everyone to follow the four basic steps to preparedness: 

Stay Informed, Make a Plan, Build a Kit, Get Involved.  For more information and tips on how to start your preparedness journey, visit Ready Campaign.