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Department of Emergency Management

Organization

The Department of Emergency Management is the lead agency for the Sonoma County Operational Area. The Sonoma County Operational Area consists of nine incorporated cities (Cloverdale, Cotati, Healdsburg, Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, Sonoma, and the Town of Windsor), Sonoma State University, the Sonoma County Junior College District, and other special districts within the county's geographical boundary.

Under the State of California's Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS), the Operational Area is the primary level of coordination for response and recovery activities following an emergency or disaster. The Department of Emergency Management provides the umbrella under which all response agencies may function in an integrated fashion.

The Department's Staff Includes:

  • Director of Emergency Management
    • Deputy Director of Emergency Management
      • Administrative Services Officer 1
        • Grant Program Analyst [CST: Department Analyst]
        • Grant Program Analyst [CST: Department Analyst]
        • Secretary
      • Supervising Emergency Services Coordinator – Emergency Coordination
        • Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator
        • Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator
        • EH Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator – Special Projects
        • EH Warehouse Coordinator [CST: Storekeeper]
        • EH Warehouse Coordinator [CST: Storekeeper]
        • EH Emergency Operations Officer
        • EH Emergency Operations Officer
        • Student Interns
      • Community Preparedness Program Manager
        • Bilingual Community Preparedness Coordinator [CST: Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator]
        • EH Department Analyst – CERT
        • EH Administrative Aide
      • Community Alert & Warning Program Manager
        • Deputy Emergency Services Coordinator
        • Public Information Officer [CST: Communications Specialist]
        • ACS Volunteers
      • Supervising Emergency Services Coordinator – Hazard Mitigation/Recovery

This staff is responsible for all emergency management services in the Sonoma County Operational Area. There is strong political support from the County Board of Supervisors, the County Executive Officer, the various city councils and city managers, school and fire boards, and special district associations.