The Mountain View Fire Department Office of Emergency Services (OES) is responsible for helping city employees, residents, businesses and schools prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters, both natural and man-made.

Duties of the Office of Emergency Services include:

• Preparing the city by maintaining the city’s Emergency Plan and Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and designing and conducting drills and exercises.
• Training all city staff on the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and personal preparedness, as well as recruiting and training members of the city Emergency Response Team (ERT).
• Planning and coordinating response for emergencies with other local jurisdictions and Regional, State and Federal Agencies is also facilitated by OES.
• Serving as a resource for schools, businesses, community groups, service organizations and neighborhood associations, providing information, training, assisting with exercises and participating in community events.

Preparing a Disaster Supplies Kit

In a disaster, local officials and emergency workers cannot reach everyone immediately. Therefore, help might not arrive for hours or even days.  The Office of Emergency Services has published the City of Mountain View Emergency Preparedness Guide which encourages residents to learn more about how to be prepared before the next disaster strikes.

You and your family need to be preapred ahead of time because you will not have time to shop during an emergency, or supplies might not be available. You should be prepared to take care of yourselves for at least 72 hours.

Taking the time to put together a disaster supplies kit now will help you and your family feel more secure knowing it is there in case of an emergency.

Visit the Red Cross for additional information.