DEM Emergency Operations Center

The Mission of the San Francisco EOC is to minimize the impact of emergencies and disasters on the community through coordinated planning, information-sharing and resource management between all City departments, partnering agencies and the public.

The Emergency Operation Center is manned 24/7/365 for the city of San Francisco.  There are four levels of EOC activation.

Level 4 - On call team and 911 dispatch monitoring, daily

Level 3 - Enhanced DEM staffing

Level 2 - Partial w/ 1st Response; Elements & Support; As Needed

Level 1 - Full Activation;  All Sections and Positions;  As Needed (ie; COVID-19, APEC 2023)

SFDEM uses multiple platforms to provide electronic public alerts.

AlertSF 

Sign up for alerts regarding emergencies disrupting vehicular/pedestrian traffic, watches and warnings for tsunamis, flooding, and Citywide post-disaster information to your registered wireless devices, email accounts and phone numbers.

Wireless Emergency Alerts

WEAs are used to send concise, text-like messages to WEA-capable mobile devices during emergency situations. WEAs are sent by your state and local public safety officials, the National Weather Service, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and the President of the United States.

Twitter:

@SF_Emergency, the Department of Emergency Management’s official Twitter account for emergency public information. In general we provide information on 1) what to do (e.g., avoid the area); and 2) what geographic area is impacted; and 3) whether the incident is related law enforcement, fire, transit, or traffic.

National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area/Monterey Forecast - Weather reports for San Francisco
AirNow Air quality reports
Cal Fire Info page for Wildland Fires 
511 Traffic info 
PG&E outage  Outage map for PG&E
SF311  Non-emergency matters