The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office, Sierra County Office of Emergency Services (OES), and Sierra County Disaster Service Workers have partnered to create a new Evacuation Response Team (ERT) designed to enhance the county’s ability to conduct organized and efficient evacuations during emergencies.
Over the past several weeks, ERT members have completed specialized training focused on evacuation operations, emergency management procedures, and the use of mapping software utilized to track evacuations and provide real-time situational awareness during incidents.
Yesterday, members of the Evacuation Response Team joined Sheriff’s Office deputies for a full-scale evacuation training exercise along Highway 49 east of Sierra City. The exercise simulated an evacuation scenario and allowed participants to apply the skills and technology they have learned in a realistic field environment. The training also included deployment of the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office/OES Communications Trailer, which serves as a mobile command and communications platform during emergencies and disaster response operations.
The newly formed Evacuation Response Team will play a critical role in supporting law enforcement and emergency management personnel during wildfires, severe weather events, and other incidents requiring evacuations or public safety notifications.
The Sierra County Sheriff’s Office and OES would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Sierra City Volunteer Fire Department for allowing us to utilize the Sand Shed Fire Station as a training location and our local USDA Wildlife Services Specialists who participated in the training
