Disaster Preparedness & Response

​The Consumer Protection Division provides disaster preparedness information to the public regarding safe storage of emergency food and water supplies as well as the safe disposal of sewage following a catastrophic event.

We also provide direct service and information to the public and other government and relief agencies in the days immediately following a major catastrophic event such as fire, flood, or earthquake.

Here are some documents that may be helpful to you in the event of emergencies:

Food

• Emergency Food Supply

• Food Safety Info: Mass Feeding Centers

• Flood Preparedness for Your Food Facility

• After the Flood: Food Salvaging and Disposal

• After the Flood: Cleaning Up Your Food Facility

• When Electricity Fails in Food Establishments

• UCCE - Gardening After a Flood

Water

• Emergency Water Storage

• Disaster Preparedness for Safe Drinking Water

• Fire Disaster Response: Water Wells

Septic

• Sewage Disposal in an Emergency

• After the Flood: Septic Tank Failure

• Post-Fire Septic FAQs

Other

• County of Santa Clara - Office of Emergency Management

• SCU Lightning Complex Cal Fire Site

• Fire Safety Information

• Flood Safety Information

• EPA Flood Information

• CMAHC Flood Guidance for Commercial Aquatic Venues

• CDC - Food and Water Needs: Preparing for a Disaster or Emergency

• CDC - Floods