If you are having a life-threatening emergency call 9-1-1. For example, if you have lost power to essential life-sustaining medical devices and do not have backup power for them, or you have a medical need for temperature control.

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FREED works with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and PG&E to support people with disabilities and older adults during a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event or other emergencies due to power shutoffs. The goal is to enable them to remain safe while independent in their residences and communities.

Funding for some services listed below is ONLY for PSPS events (or other power outage events for which PG&E may activate FREED). There is no funding for generators. No generators are available through any of these programs.

FREED is available to possibly assist in several ways:

DISABILITY DISASTER ACCESS & RESOURCES (DDAR) - DDAR assists individuals with disabilities and older adults in disaster readiness and recovery. …

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.)

211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides information about disaster preparedness.

• Listos California Disaster Preparedness Information
• Resources - Listos California has free materials in many languages that you can use and share to promote disaster preparedness in your home and community. Find documents such as the Disaster Ready Guide and First Aid Kit for Your Mind.
• Disaster Directories by County - 58 Disaster Directories for each California county, with information to help highly vulnerable populations get ready for wildfires, earthquakes, floods and power shutoffs.
• Hazard Maps - These show the risks of earthquakes, wildfires, and floods by county.
  
  

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• Listos California Disaster Preparedness Information - https://www.listoscalifornia.org/
• Resources - https://www.listoscalifornia.org/resources/
• Disaster Ready Guide - https://www.listoscalifornia.org/resources/?group=disaster-ready-guide
• First Aid Kit for Your Mind - https://www.listosc…

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides a web page with information about extreme heat resources.

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• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• Extreme Heat Resources - https://211connectingpoint.org/extreme-heat-resources/

The 211 Connecting Point Contact Center provides a web page with information about winter weather resources.

Web pages

• Home - https://211connectingpoint.org/
• Winter Weather Resources - https://211connectingpoint.org/2023-2024-winter-weather-resources/

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Connecting Point offers free community classes on life skills, work skills, health & wellness, and more.

Classes may include:

• Caregiver Essentials
• Confident Dementia Caregiver
• CPR and First Aid
• Nutrition
• Making Healthcare Decisions-Advance Directives and POLST Forms
• Ready Set Safe-Preparing for Disaster
• Stress Busters
• Technology classes 
• Chair Yoga 
• Qigong
  

Web pages

• Home - https://connectingpoint.org/
• Community Classes - https://connectingpoint.org/cp-classes/

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…

PSPS is a Public Safety Power Shutoff event. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) may do a PSPS when danger of wildfires is high. PSPS Care Coordination is a program to help PG&E customers who have health and medical needs that require electricity.

Care Coordination helps to get a plan in place for resources that can be used during a PSPS power outage event. Callers will receive a follow up call from Connecting Point staff so they can create their plan. The care coordination call will typically take 30-45 minutes.

Who qualifies?

Those who have access & functional needs, and/or are electricity dependent during a power outage (examples include medical equipment or medications that rely on power, accessibility equipment that relies on power, etc).

What is Care Coordination?

Care Coordination helps you create a safety plan by providing information about what to do before, during, and after a power outage. The Care Coordinator can help you:

• Build a list of emergency contacts and you…

The Nevada County Public Health Department provides a Emergency Preparedness Program that assists county healthcare organizations and community groups in preparing and planning for emergencies.

Services include:

• Coordinating emergency preparedness plans for healthcare providers and community organizations
• Offering guidance and resources for developing emergency response strategies
• Promoting public health safety measures during emergencies

Web pages

• Home - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/3962/Public-Health 
• Emergency Preparedness - https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/753/Emergency-Preparedness-Planning

The Grass Valley Fire Department provides fire suppression, emergency medical response, hazardous materials first response, fire prevention and safety education, fire investigation, fire code inspection, plan review, and pre-construction consultation services.

Web pages

• Home - https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/fire-department
• City of Grass Valley Emergency Preparedness Guide is here:
  https://www.cityofgrassvalley.com/sites/main/files/file-attachments/emergency_prep_brochure_2019_grs_v.5.pdf?1582814072