Nevada County Board of Supervisors

Ed Scofield, Supervisor District 2 Chairman
Alison Lehman County Executive Officer
950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-1218

City of Grass Valley
Nevada County


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Calfornia State Homepage

Nevada City Chamber of Commerce

132 Main Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
1 (530) 265-2692
County Demographics
State wide emergency resources
Updated 6/20/2024

I Primary Emergency Providers


Nevada County Sheriff Office

Sheriff Shannan Moon
950 Maidu Ave,
Nevada City, CA 95959
(530) 265-1471

Nevada County Emergency Services

Craig Griesbach OES Director
Cummings, Paul OES Program Manager
Office of Emergency Services
Suite 130 950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: 530-265-1515
Fax: 530-265-7087

Nevada Communications Department

Jason Spillner PSAP
950 Maidu Ave,
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-7880

II Hospitals And Emergency Service Providers


Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital

155 Glasson Way
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 274-6000

Sierra-Sacramento Valley EMS Agency

Director: John Poland
Medical Director: Troy Falck, MD,
535 Menlo Drive, Suite A
Rocklin, CA 95765
Phone: (916) 625-1702
Fax: (916) 625-1730

Nevada County Consolidated Fire

Chief Jason Robitaille
640 Coyote Street
Grass Valley, CA 95959
(530) 265-4431


Nevada City Fire Department

Sam Goodspeed Division Chief
201 Providence Mine Road
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: 530-265-2351


Peardale ~ Chicago Park F.P.D.

Chief: James Bierwagen – EMT
18934 Colfax Highway
Grass Valley, CA 95945
530-273-2503

Penn Valley Fire Protection District

Don Wagner Fire Chief
10513 Spenceville Road
Penn Valley, CA 95946
(530) 432-2630


Grass Valley Department

Sam Goodspeed Division Chief
125 E Main St
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 274-4370


Truckee Fire Protection District

Kevin McKechnie Fire Chief
Matt Parkhurst Division Chief Operations
PO BOX 2768
Truckee, CA 96161
530.582.7850


Rough & Ready Volunteer Fire Department

Doug Wittler Director
14506 Rough and Ready Highway
Rough and Ready, CA 95975
(530) 432-1140

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NAPA County Radio Freqencies
Off Line Auxilliary

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NCARC Amateur Radio Club
President:Ken Wall KA6SUB
W6DD repeater 147.285 + offset PL 151.4 or
136.5 and NCARC 147.015 + offset PL 151.4
441.250 PL 77.0
P.O BOX 2923
Grass Valley CA 95945 USA

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Nevada County ARES

NC ARES Emergency Coordinator N6ERL (Peter Mason)

III Non Profit & Community Interest Organizations In Nevada County


Amerian Red Cross

California Gold County Country
1565 Exposition Blvd,
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: +1 916-993-7070

United Way Of Northern California

Larry Olmstead President & CEO
2500 Floral Ave, Ste 20
Chico CA 95973
530.809.4663

The Salvation Army Of Grass Valley

Captains Roger & Bridget McCort
10725 Alta St
Grass Valley, CA 95945
(530) 274-3500

Jill Blake Public Health Director
Nevada County Health Department
500 Crown Point Cir,
Grass Valley, CA 95945
Phone: (530) 265-1450
Fax: 530-271-0894

Nevada County Department of Social Services

Rachel Peña, LCSW Director of Social Services
950 Maidu Ave
Nevada City, CA 95959

Community Services Program
Food Bank
Mike Dent Director of Housing & Child Support Services
950 Maidu Ave
Nevada City, CA 95959

Nevada County
Food Bank
Julie Thornbury Executive Director
578 Sutton Way #187
Grass Valley, CA 95945
530-272-3796

IV Nevada County City of Grass Valley


Nevada County Board of Supervisors

Ed Scofield, Supervisor District 2 Chairman
Alison Lehman County Executive Officer
950 Maidu Avenue
Nevada City, CA 95959
530-265-1218

Nevada City

Mayor Doug Fleming & City Council
317 Broad Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
Phone: (530) 265-2496
Fax: (530) 265-0187

City Of Grass Valley

Mayor Jan Arbuckle & City Council
125 East Main St.
Grass Valley, CA 95945
530) 274-4319

Town of Truckee

Lindsay Romack Mayor & City Council
10183 Truckee Airport Road
Truckee, CA 96161
Phone: 530-582-7700
Fax: 530-582-7710

V Public Utilities & Vital Resources


PG&E, Pacific Gas and Electric

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P.O. Box 997300
Sacramento, CA 95899-7300
24-hour Power Outage Information Center
1-800-743-5002

California Department of Education

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1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
General: 916-319-0800

California Department of Health

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PO Box 997377, MS 0500
Sacramento, CA 95899-7377
(916) 558-1784

California Department of Transportation

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1120 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
General Information:
(916) 654-2852

California Highway Patrol

Commissioner Sean Duryee
601 N 7th St,
Sacramento, CA 95811
916) 843-3000

VI Radio and Television Stations & Transportation


KVMR 89.5
Variety
Business Manager Brian McInerney
120 Bridge Street
Nevada City, CA 95959
Office (530) 265-9073


STAR 94.FM
Hot AC
1255 East Main St. #A
Grass Valley, CA
530.272.3424


KNCO AM 830
News Talk
1255 E Main St
Grass Valley, CA.
Listener Line (530) 477-5626
Business Line (530) 272-3424


River 103.7
The River
Panama and Mike
961 Matley Lane #120
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 829-1964

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Radio Locator

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KGOO Nevada County Airport
Kevin Edwards Airport Manager
13083 John Bauer Avenue
Grass Valley, CA 95945
530-273-3374

Gold Country Stage Transit

Robin VanValkenburg Transit Manager
13083 John Bauer Avenue
Grass Valley, CA 95945
530) 477-0103

VII High Sierra Earthquake Hazards

High Sierra Earthquake Hazards
Most people residing in the High Sierra Area are probably not too concerned about seismic hazards. However, moderate to strong earthquakes do occasionally strike in the Sierra Nevada. Such earthquakes usually happen because (1) vertical adjustments are still being made within the recently uplifted (geologic time wise) Sierran block and (2) the range is wedged between two tectonically active areas: On the west side, the North American and Pacific plates continue to crunch and grind past each other, while to east, extensional faulting continues to shape the Basin and Range province. These geologic processes cause stress not only to accumulate within the two individual regions, but also within the Sierra Nevada province. Consequently, at least 20 earthquakes greater than magnitude five (M5), three of which were greater than M6), have been recorded within the area since 1855. Some of these have generated ground shaking and landslides that have caused significant damage to structures and roads.

Of particular interest in the High Sierra Area is the Tahoe Basin. Although, commonly thought to be part of the Sierra Nevada landscape, the Tahoe Basin overlaps the boundary between the Sierra and a narrow tectonic transition zone that separates the Sierra Nevada from Basin and Range province to the east. It is generally accepted that the intensity of extensional tectonism within the Basin and Range progressively increases westward, culminating along the extent of this transition zone. Recent studies reveal that multiple earthquakes of about M7 have occurred within the basin during the last 11,000 years, some within the last few thousand years. Not only is considerable damage and possible loss of life to be expected from such a large magnitude earthquake in present time, the amount of associated surface rupture on one of the faults below Lake Tahoe could generate a 30-foot high seiche wave that could easily destroy lakeside developments. Ground failure in the form of rock falls and other landslides along the steep mountain slopes surrounding the basin, along with liquefaction of sediments deposited within the basin itself, could cause substantial damage in developed areas.

VIII Maps of Nevada County and City of Grass Valley


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Grass Valley City Map

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Nevada City Map

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City of Truckee Map

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Nevada County Map

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Nevada County Regional Map

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Nevada County Jones Fire Map