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The City urges citizens to obtain sandbags in advance of predicted storms.
Free sandbags are available starting December 1 to all those City of Santa Cruz citizens in need. *
1) Empty sandbags may be picked up at either location below:
Fire Administration Office
230 Walnut Ave.
Monday - Thursday
8 am - 12 pm, 1- 4 pm
City of Santa Cruz Corporation Yard
1125 River St. Office 6A
Monday - Friday
8 am - 12 pm, 1- 4 pm
2) Citizens may then fill the bags with free sand located at:
Harvey West Park (at the entrance to the Parks Yard)
326 Evergreen St.
Please be prepared with shovel to fill the bags with sand.
- Sandbag Vendors
- Filling, Stacking, and Placing Sandbags
- Sandbag Technique Video
- Limitations to Sandbag Use / Homeowner Hints
* Limits of Service
In order to ensure that materials will be available to all those City of Santa Cruz citizens in need, there will be a limit of ten (10) sandbags per household, organization or business.
Emergency Information Phone Numbers
- Street flooding 420-5530
- Threat to life and property 911
- American Red Cross 462-2881