Storm Guide: County Sandbag Access

Residents in surrounding areas of Roseville in South Placer County and Granite Bay can receive free sand and sandbags at various locations in order to be prepared for flood emergencies, as they occur.

"During the storms, we are making sand and sandbags available free to residents who need them and don't have other easy options or the need is urgent," said Mike Fitch, Placer County spokesperson.

Flooding frequently occurs throuthout the county during and after periods of heavy rainfall, according to Fitch.

County officials advise homeowners at risk to take precautions before the rainy season and be prepared for the worst. The county does not provide free sand and sandbags as a preventative measure. 

County officials remind city residents to contact their city offices to learn if any city-operated locations where sand and sandbags may be procured. 

Additionally, the county lists retailers and bulk vendors who sell sand and/or sandbags here. 

As with the retailer information including, Home Depot, sand and gravel businesses, etc, the following fire stations and Department of Public Works Corporation yards in the unincorporated County normally have sand and sandbags to be distributed, as available, for emergencies occurring in the unincorporated area:

South Placer:

• Granite Bay - South Placer Fire Station 17, 6900 Eureka Road

• Lincoln - Placer County Fire Station 70, 1112 Wise Road, and Placer County Fire Station 74,  8500 North Forbes Road in the Thermalands area;

• Loomis - Loomis Fire Station 28, 5840 Horseshoe Bar Road

• Penryn - Penryn Fire Station 38, 7206 Church Street

• Roseville (Granite Bay, unincorporated county areas)- Placer County Fire Station 100 in the Dry Creek area, 8350 Cook Riolo Road

• Sheridan - Placer County Fire Station 78, 4952 Riosa Road

Other areas of Placer County: 

Alta - CAL FIRE Station 33, 33752 Alta Forestry Road;

Auburn Area - Placer County Fire Station 180, 11645 Atwood Road, and the Higgins Fire Station, 10106 Combie Road

Homewood - North Tahoe Fire Station 53, 5425 West Lake Blvd

Kings Beach - North Tahoe Fire Station 52, 288 North Shore Blvd. at the intersection of Highways 267 and 28

Meadow Vista - Placer Hills Fire Station 84, 16999 Placer Hills Roa

Ophir - Placer County Fire Station 182, 9405 Wise Road

Northstar - Northstar Community Services District Corporation Yard, 50 Trimont Lane off of Northstar Boulevard

Paige - Placer County Fire Station 75, 5584 Nicolaus Road

Squaw Valley: the Old Squaw Valley Fire Station, 1810 Squaw Valley Road, at the west end of the valley near the ski lifts;

Tahoe City: Placer County Department of Public Works Corporation Yard, 2501 North Lake Blvd.

Truckee: Truckee Fire Station 92, 11473 Donner Pass Road.