The Department of Emergency Management is responsible for the mitigation, preparedness, planning, coordination of response, and recovery activities related to county emergencies and disasters.
The department serves as the primary coordination point for emergency management's activities affecting more than one jurisdiction, and the unincorporated areas of the county. The Department of Emergency Management became an independent county department in July 2019.
Sonoma County emergency management officials urging residents to prepare for a potentially high-risk wildfire season. Officials, who will update the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, are preparing for the upcoming hot, dry months of summer and fall, when the danger of a wildfire is at its peak.