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Palo Alto Emergency Services Volunteer


Who We Are

Palo Alto Office of Emergency Services manages the city Emergency Services Volunteer (ESV) organization. Whatever your interest, we can find a role for you. To learn more, download a brochure about the ESV program, or sign up here.  

Questions? Contact us at (650) 617-3197 or oes@cityofpaloalto.org.

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Our Mission

 1.

Provide supplemental resources to the professional first responders of Palo Alto and surrounding communities.


 2.

Facilitate means for neighbors to help neighbors (including business and other entities).

 3.

Promote preparedness efforts before a disaster to make our neighborhoods more resilient.

Programs & Initiatives

Palo Alto Community Emergency Response Team
Palo Alto Neighborhood and Block Preparedness Coordinator Program   Palo Alto Amateur Emergency Radio Services Program

 
PALO ALTO CERT

Sign up to be on our Community Emergency Response Team.

   

PALO ALTO BPC

Sign up to be a Block Preparedness Coordinator.

   

PALO ALTO ACS / ARES / RACES

Sign up to be part of the ACS / ARES / RACES team.


Introduction to the ESV Program




Training & Exercise Calendar




ESV References & Downloads

ESV Standard Operating Procedures   ESV Map   ESV Calendar   ESV YouTube


ESV Policy and SOP Manual

 

ESV Map

 


ESV Training & Events Guide

 

OES on YouTube

             


   
 

 

     
   
Preparedness Brochures Translated: Chinese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish

You can now download our emergency preparedness brochures in four new languages: Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Russian, and Spanish.



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