PREPARE

• Keep your property’s drainage clear.
  • Develop an emergency/evacuation plan.
  • Prepare emergency supplies: non-perishable food, water, flashlights, manual can opener, batteries, battery-operated radio,
    and a first-aid kit.
  • Download the Watsonville Police App on your cell phone to receive flood notifications. NIXLE will eventually be discontinued.
  • Sign up for “Code Red” emergency phone notifications at: www.scr911.org/

PROTECT

• Help keep storm drains working - clean leaves and debris off of storm drains.
  • Report clogged storm drains or major flooding in your area call customer service 768-3133.
  • Sandbag areas where water could enter your home.
  • Contact PG&E to shut off your power and natural gas if your property is in danger of flooding.

PAY ATTENTION

• Avoid driving. Do not drive through flooded streets: Turn around, don’t drown.
  • Check radio, TV, and Code Red for up to date evacuation routes, shelter locations, and general emergency alerts.
  • Areas next to the city’s creeks and the Pajaro River are located within a flood hazard area.

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• Maintaining flood channels and   storm drain free from debris to   prevent flooding
• Increasing street sweeping to   prepare our streets
• Trained city staff ready to respond
• Sandbags and 100 tons of sand
• Collaboration with other agencies

SANDBAG LOCATION DURING
HEAVY RAINS

Fire Station #1 (115 Second St)

*Come prepared to fill your own sandbags.

EMERGENCY RESOURCES

• Emergency – 911
• Santa Cruz County
  Emergency Services – 458-7150
• American Red Cross – 462-2881
• Watsonville Customer Service 768-3133
• Santa Cruz County
  Information Services – 211

MAPS OF OUR FLOOD HAZARD AREAS
ARE LOCATED HERE