Full Notification

Emergency Preparedness & Public Safety Top Priority for Anderson Officials

Allied agencies have been convening daily in disaster preparedness meetings. These strategic planning meetings, headed by the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office (Office of Emergency Services), and are comprised of allied agencies throughout the region which will serve all Shasta County residents. The county has convened these meetings as a proactive measure to better manage our resources and provide efficient services in the event of an emergency. It is well known that some flooding has already occurred in parts of Shasta County due to storms, saturation, and the increased water releases from the Shasta Dam/Keswick Dam watersheds. With more rain forecasted, fluctuating river and creek levels will occur.

Anderson Police Chief Michael Johnson wants the citizens of Anderson to know that the City of Anderson has also taken proactive measures to further assist our citizens and the county residents. The City of Anderson has pooled additional resources, participated in and developed joint incident action plans, and met daily in local strategic preparedness meetings to assure that we can provide additional support to residents in the event of a critical incident.

There is no imminent threat to citizens at this time. However, it is important to take a proactive approach to any condition that could require extraordinary resources.

The Anderson Police Department would like to remind the community notifications and press releases put out by the Anderson Police Department are done through a web based service called Nixle. To register for Nixle, send a text message to 888-777 and type only the zip code 96007 into the message box and then send it. You will immediately receive a confirmation text back to your phone. After signing up you will receive press releases and information to your phone as released by the Anderson Police Department.

We will use this Citizens are also encouraged to register their cell phones with the ShasCom dispatch center. By registering your cell phone with ShasCom, any emergency information can be relayed to your device using a reverse notification service. To register your cell phone with ShasCom, simply go to www.shascom911.com and scroll down to the CodeRed link. Click on the link and follow the instructions.

Finally, in the event that water releases increase to the point where flooding is anticipated, the Anderson Police Department will have plenty of time to notify and assist citizens. We are constantly monitoring the situation and communicating with the Sheriff’s Office and Bureau of Reclamation to stay on top of these conditions. Please be mindful of road and river closures and do not try to bypass the closures. Water release amounts and other information will be available on the City of Anderson website, Anderson Police Department website, and Facebook Page.

Any questions regarding this information can be directed to Lieutenant Rocky Harpham or Sgt. Casey Day.