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Through leadership and guidance, strengthen countywide emergency management capabilities to ensure the protection of life and property before, during and after disasters.

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Mission Statement

Through leadership and guidance, strengthen countywide emergency management capabilities to ensure the protection of life and property before, during and after disasters.

About OES

THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES WORKS TO ENSURE THAT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY IS PREPARED TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES, RECOVER FROM THEM, AND MITIGATE AGAINST THEIR IMPACTS…

Under the direction of the County’s Director of Emergency Services, the Office of Emergency Services (OES) strives to prevent, protect from, mitigate against, prepare for, respond to and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to San Bernardino County. The OES has lead these efforts during natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires, floods, public health emergencies as well as man-made incidents involving large-scale/extended power outages, civil unrest and terrorism. 

The OES prepares and implements numerous countywide Emergency Plans, provides a myriad of training opportunities to fellow responders and community members, conducts simple and complex drills and exercises to ensure the preparedness of the County.

The OES provides technical assistance to all County Departments, twenty-four Cities/Towns, unincorporated County communities and non-government organizations to prepare for disasters and serves as a liaison to facilitate coordination with State and Federal partners.

logistics and manager working side by side
oes team meeting

About the San Bernardino County
Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is a central location from which governments can provide interagency coordination and executive decision making in support of incident response and recovery operations. The purpose is to provide a centralized location where public safety, emergency response, and support agencies coordinate planning, preparedness, and response activities.

There are multiple trained EOC Responders to help staff the EOC 24 hours a day as well as OES staff. The partners come from local, state and federal agencies and others representing law, fire, public works, medical, utilities and agencies that are and could be needed.

Web EOC

WebEOC has been designated as the County’s disaster communication platform during activation of the Emergency Operations Center. WebEOC is the method for County Departments and all emergency responders countywide to report, exchange and view information on major incidents occurring countywide.

screenshot of WebEOC dashboard

FAQs

Office of Emergency Services

Yes, the Emergency Operations Plan is available for download.

Yes, the Hazardous Mitigation Plan is available for download.

The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, FEMA, Small Business Administration, USDA Farm Service Agency, and IRS websites linked here provide extensive information for local, state and federal disaster assistance resources.

Visit CALTRANS Road Information webpage for road condition information.

Visit our ShakeOut webpage, the Red Cross, Southern California Earthquake Center, or U.S. Geological Survey websites linked here for earthquake preparedness information.

Visit our Flood Preparedness webpage for flood safety information and sand bag fill up locations.

Yes, sign up for our automated telephone emergency notification system.

Residents are encouraged to download the ‘Ready SB County’ app from the Apple Store or Google Play Store.

Visit the SBCFire Flood Preparedness Page, Ready.gov, or the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Servicesfor disaster preparedness information.

Within the San Bernardino County Operational Area there is the structure of the VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) and seven regional COADs (Community Organizations Active in Disaster). San Bernardino County VOAD (SBCVOAD) is a network of nonprofit, and/ or nonpartisan membership organizations that serves as the forum to share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle-preparation, response, recovery and mitigation- to help communities prepare for and recover from disasters. Learn more and like them on Facebook!

Contact Us

Front Desk
Phone : 909.356.3998
Fax : 909.356.3965