Solano Sheriff’s Animal Control Services

*UPDATE* This little one has been reunited with the owner! Rescued dog alert! A good Samaritan ran after a lost dog that was heading for the highway on-ramp at Manuel Campos Lane and Lyon Road, Fairfield.

***September is National Preparedness Month*** Disasters Don’t Wait - Nobody knows this better than our Community. We just experienced the 2nd most devasting ...fire in California’s history and with COVID ever evolving, you never know what is around the corner. It’s more important now then ever before to plan for the unexpected to keep you and your family safe. As we move through September, we will dedicate each week to a way in which you can better prepare yourselves for some of the more common disasters such as fire, earthquakes and flooding. This week we will start with the basic - MAKING A PLAN Step 1: Discuss with your family and friends about putting a plan in place. Consider the following: 1. How will I receive emergency alerts and warnings? 2. What is my shelter plan? 3. What is my evacuation route? 4. What is my family/household communication plan? 5. Do I need to update my emergency preparedness kit? Step 2: What does your household need? Tailor your plans and supplies to your daily living needs and responsibilities. Create your own personal network for specific areas where you need assistance, or where someone else is involved. Keep in mind some of the following: Different ages of members within your household Responsibilities for assisting others Locations frequented Dietary needs Medical needs including prescriptions and equipment Disabilities or access and functional needs including devices and equipment Languages spoken Cultural and religious considerations Pets or service animals Households with school-aged children Step 3: Fill out a Family Emergency Plan Use the attached PDF to create your own plan or to use it as a guide in creating your own. Step 4: Practice your plan with your family/household As the saying goes, practice makes perfect! Quiz your kids every six months so. Conduct fire and emergency evacuation drills. Replace stored water every six months and stored food every six months. Test and recharge your fire extinguisher(s) according to manufacturer's instructions. Test your smoke detectors monthly and charge the batteries at least once a year. Visit www.Ready.Gov/PLAN and download these helpful documents: - Family Emergency Communication Guide - Emergency Plan for Families - Emergency Plan for Kids - Pet Owners - Protect Critical Documents and Valuables - Know Your Alerts and Warnings #BeReady #StaySafeSolano

Update: 6PM As of 5pm Re-Entry Center is closed for the night. Operations will begin again tomorrow morning. Over 48 families were assisted in returning to the...ir home today. Roughly 100 families checked in and were provided information regarding their properties which were located in areas covered under Phase 2 and 3. Come back to our page tomorrow at 8am to get updated information - times and location may vary. *************************** Update: 10:06am Phase 1 map has been attached and is shown in green. If you need to find the status of your home you can call the hotline: 707-784-1624, or you can input your address in the interactive map (link below in "Update: 9:12am"). *************************** Update: 9:12am The LNU Complex Interactive Map has been updated to show the areas now open as well as areas that are still closed. This map will be updated for each phase: https://doitgis.maps.arcgis.com/ap/webappviewer/index.html *************************** Original Post - 8am ***DUE TO TRAFFIC, THE WEBSITE WWW.SOLANOCOUNTYRECOVERS.ORG MAY BE DOWN TEMPORARILY. PLEASE KEEP REFRESHING THE PAGE UNTIL IT LOADS*** Solano County is beginning to repopulate evacuated areas in phases. Please read all the information below, as you will be required to do some things before you can return home. A map of the area to be reopened is attached. ***INSTRUCTIONS TO RETURNING RESIDENTS*** To return to your home, you must first check in at the Re-Entry Center at The Mission church at 6391 Leisure Town Road in Vacaville. You will need to provide some form of proof of residency for the affected area. Some examples include a driver’s license, car registration, or a utility bill. If you do not have any proof that you live there, you can still be helped, but it may take a little longer. Remember, only the area currently allowing re-entry will be helped at this time. You will also be asked to provide a phone number and address for future contact about recovery. If your home or property was damaged or destroyed, we are sorry for your loss, the County has resources available for you on our recovery website, www.SolanoCountyRecovers.org. We will ask you for a phone number and a PO Box, relative’s address or any other physical place where we can send mail to assist you with recovery. This phase will include the area west of Interstate 80 from Lyon Road to, and including, Vaca Valley Road. Gates Canyon Road will remain closed. Due to road damage, continuous falling trees, and utility work in close quarters, the following roads will remain closed until further notice: o Gates Canyon Road o Mix Canyon Road o Blue Ridge Road o Cantelow Road from Pleasants Valley Road to English Hills Road o Pleasants Valley Road from Shale Peak Lane to Quail Canyon Road Our goal is to get everyone back to their homes in a safe and orderly manner. We know there will be hiccups along the way, and we want to make this as smoothly as possible.

PUBLIC NOTICE: Those concerned about a social media report of three neglected horses and a pony in the area of Pleasants Valley Road and Vaca Valley Road last night; fear not, they are safe! In fact, prior to the social media post, Animal Control and our volunteer partners were already nursing the animals back to health, including three visits by a veterinarian over the prior two days providing I.V. fluids, food, and drinking water. This is also a great opportunity to discuss... proper reporting procedures for animal control concerns! If you see animals needing our attention, please call 707-784-4733. Social media is a wonderful tool for sharing information, but please don't let it replace the proper reporting of animal care or law enforcement concerns. When concerns are posted on social media, we can (and do!) end up with dozens of calls reporting the same incident. Please help us to help the animals that need it and keep the phone lines open for new reports by using the reporting line above.

NOTICE: The Department of Agriculture permits into the evacuation zones have been halted. Animal Control & Sheriff escorts are impacted, and we are coordinating with the county officials at the Emergency Operations Center to come up with a way to ensure all animals still inside the evacuation zone can be fed and watered. We will keep you posted!

We'd like to thank the communities of Solano, Napa, and Yolo Counties for the continued support! We haven't been posting today because all hands are in the field today, but we'll send you some more of the special moments of the response when we get a chance!

Here's a rare sighting for social media! Animal Control supervisor, Sgt. Currie, corraling some loose steer with Vacaville Resident Deputy O'Connor. Below, Sr. Animal Control Officer Kim rescues a parrot.

We'd like to thank some amazing donors of feed and supplies for the animal victims of the LNU Lightning Complex Fire! Tractor Supply Co. Dixon, Western Ranch & Pet Supply, and Higby's Country Feed! Thank you for your support!

In our efforts to continue sharing more of the feel-good aspects of this disaster, we thought you'd like to see some of the rest of our Sheriff family helping out Animal Control!

Meet two of our guests at the LNU Lightning Complex Fire Emergency Animal Shelter! Ernestine (front) and Tawny (relaxing in the back) are two mini donkeys displaced from Napa County. The Solano Sheriff's Animal Control has been operating an emergency animal shelter at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo since the start of the fire. Currently, we are caring for nearly 284 animals from Solano and Napa Counties, including: 144 Goats... 46 Chickens 21 Horses 21 Sheep 20 Cattle 17 Alpacas 6 Donkeys 4 Ducks 2 Geese 2 Guinea Fowl 1 Pig ...and a partridge in a pear tree (OK, not really a partridge). See more

CORRECTION! The Solano County Animal Shelter (Fairfield) is now open 8 AM to 8 PM. Fire evacuated animals are still accepted 24 hours a day AT THE VALLEJO FAIRGROUNDS for livestock.

Here's a step by step process to access the updated GIS Map created by #Solano County OES 1) ACCESS Solano County website, Solano County Sheriff’s Office Facebo...ok type in https://bit.ly/2E7H2Ww 2) enter your address in the upper left hand box 3) Once entered, your address will appear and you'll have a look at the fire line around your address 4) look at road closures, impact areas and active fire lines Thank you for your continued support, we will get through this together! #lnulightningcomplex #solanosheriffsoffice *** Spanish/ Español *** Aquí está un proceso paso a paso de como acceder el mapa GIS actualizado por el OES del condado de #Solano 1) Entra al sitio web de Solano, después a la página de Facebook titulada Solano County Sheriff ’s Office y escribe https://bit.ly/2E7H2Ww 2) Entra tu dirección en la casilla que está en la esquina superior izquierda 3) Ya entrada la dirección, podrás ver la línea de fuego alrededor de tu dirección 4) Revisa las calles que estén cerradas, áreas de impacto y las áreas de incendios activos ¡Gracias por tu continuo apoyo, saldremos de esto juntos!

Please be advised: the Dixon May Fair emergency shelter has been closed. All evacuated animals from that location have been reunited with their owners. Household pets are still being taken in at the Solano County Animal Care Shelter on Claybank Road. Horses, livestock and farm animals are still being houses at the Solano County Fairgrounds at 900 Fairgrounds Dr, Vallejo.... We would also like to take a moment to thank all the organizations that have stepped up to help us rescue, feed, secure, and treat hundreds of effected animals! The Hold Your Horses, Solano CART, Contra Costa CART, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership, San Francisco Animal Care and Control, the North Valley Animal Disaster Volunteer Group, Contra Costa County Animal Control, California Dept. of Food & Agriculture, Chaplain Robert Duvall, Solano County Probation Department, Solano County Special Investigations Bureau, Benicia Police, Vacaville Police and literally dozens of emergent volunteers have helped save animal lives during this disaster thank you to all of you! And apologies for anyone we missed, as you can see we owe a lot of thanks to a lot of folks! We will more properly thank you all when the smoke settles! For those interested in volunteering in disasters for animals or humans please visit www.solano.cvnl.org!