County of Sonoma Department of Emergency Services, County of Sonoma
Emergency Management

 

Information Resources & Links

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

  • EAS - Emergency Alert System: EAS may be activated at the state or local level for day-to-day emergency situations posing a threat to life or property.

  • OASIS - Operational Area Satellite Information System: OASIS provides a disaster-resistant method of communication between the State of California, OES Regions and other operations.

  • RIMS - Response Information Management System: a State OES internet-based system used to communicate the status of cities, counties and state during a local disaster.

  • Low Band Inter-City radio: a dedicated simplex radio linking the County/Operational Area & city EOCs

  • EDIS - Emergency Digital Information System

  • CESRS - California Emergency Services Radio System: a statewide emergency communication system to assist in the dissemination of warning information and to support disaster and emergency operations.

  • ACS - Auxiliary Communications Services: a strong volunteer organization with over 140 radio operators County-wide

  • Emergency Communications Trailer: maintained by Sonoma County/Operational Area Emergency Services to provide a mobile sustainable communications capability

  • County Communications - Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) responsible for fire, law, medical, and local government frequencies

  • Telephone Emergency Notification (TEN) System - CityWatch is a county-wide telephone emergency notification system designed to provide selective public warning or protective action information.

This does not include assets that could be provided by California State agencies.


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