Full Notification

Public Information Release
March 31, 2016
Lieutenant Steve Brooks, Public Information Officer


On Thursday March 31, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office / Office of Emergency Services will be issuing NOAA Weather Radios at the Middletown Senior Center/Middletown Library, which is located at 21256 Washington St, Middletown, CA 95461.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office/County Office of Emergency Services received grant funding from the State Farm Insurance Company to purchase approximately 333 of the Midland WR120 Desktop Weather Alert Radios. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office/County Office of Emergency Services also purchased approximately 40 Visual Alert-Strobe Lights that will also be given out with some of the Midland WR120 Desktop Weather Alert Radios for those residents who have hearing difficulties.

The following criteria were established in order to be eligible for the aforementioned equipment:

• Must currently be residing in the footprint of the Valley Fire
• Must provide proof of residency by showing either a valid California Driver’s License or California Identification Card that lists the physical address or
• Utility Bill such as a water, phone cable, PG&E that has the service (home) address listed
• Post Office Box addresses are insufficient and will not be accepted as proof of residency

Depending on the turn out and how many radios are left after March 31, 2016, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office/County Office of Emergency Services may schedule additional dates and times until all of the radios are issued.